History at Furman University

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 Furman University stacks up to those at other schools.

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. Of the 780 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Furman University in 2021, 18 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.

Furman History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Furman History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Furman 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 Furman 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	407

History Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Furman. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Furman 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Furman 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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Managers	1,760	$100,890
History Professors	250	$75,570
Curators	110	$49,380
Archivists	90	$42,530

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.