History at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and approximately 5,266 students attend the school each year. Of the 707 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus in 2021, 5 of them were history majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

ENMU - Main Campus History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at ENMU - Main Campus

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

ENMU - Main Campus does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

ENMU - Main Campus History Rankings

The history major at ENMU - Main Campus 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 ENMU - Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

ENMU - Main Campus History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from ENMU - Main Campus. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at ENMU - Main Campus since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at ENMU - Main Campus are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ENMU - Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NM, the home state for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Curators	120	$52,880
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$38,690
Historians	50	$71,800

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 Cathy from USA under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.