History at Fontbonne University

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

Fontbonne University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 1,112 students attend the school each year. Of the 176 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fontbonne University 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.

Fontbonne University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Fontbonne University History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Fontbonne University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Fontbonne University 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 Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
Most Focused History Schools	358
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	832

History Student Demographics at Fontbonne University

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

Fontbonne University History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fontbonne University, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Fontbonne University 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 Fontbonne University with a bachelor's in history.

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

Fontbonne University 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 MO, the home state for Fontbonne University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$41,350
History Professors	360	$80,820
Curators	220	$62,240

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.