History at Eastern Illinois University
EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.
EIU History Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in History
- Master’s Degree in History
EIU History Rankings
The history major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
History Student Demographics at EIU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Eastern Illinois University.
EIU History Bachelor’s Program
About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in history.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
EIU History Master’s Program
Of the students who received a history master's degree from EIU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in history.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within History
The following history concentations are available at Eastern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General History | 32 |
Careers That History Grads May Go Into
A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 43,720 | $72,370 |
Museum Technicians and Conservators | 940 | $45,210 |
History Professors | 780 | $85,090 |
Curators | 380 | $56,420 |
Archivists | 170 | $63,200 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Nyttend under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.