Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

History at Compton College

History at Compton College

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 Compton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Compton College is located in Compton, California and approximately 4,612 students attend the school each year.

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

Compton College History Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in History

Compton College History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Compton College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Compton College.

Compton College History Associate’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in history only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Compton College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 57% more women than average.

undefined

Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 71% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Compton College with a associate's in history.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Compton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 CA, the home state for Compton College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1,890 $48,120
History Professors 1,380 $103,940
Curators 1,140 $67,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.