History at Ferris State University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Ferris State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. In 2021, 6 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Ferris.

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

Ferris History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Ferris History Rankings

The history major at Ferris 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 Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ferris. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ferris State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	6

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.