History at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 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.

Florida State History Degrees Available

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

Florida State History Rankings

The history major at Florida State 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Florida State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Florida State History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of history master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Florida State, 88% 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 Florida State University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Florida State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	89

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature

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 State 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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.