History at Florida Atlantic University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Florida Atlantic University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in history from FAU.

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

FAU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

FAU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at FAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at FAU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	257

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from FAU. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FAU History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $26,487. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 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 FAU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at FAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FAU History Master’s Program

Of the 6 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FAU 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Curators	680	$46,570
History Professors	450	$79,550
Museum Technicians and Conservators	400	$41,600

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.