History at Georgia College & State 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 Georgia College & State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,873. In 2021, 22 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia College.

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

Georgia College History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Georgia College History Rankings

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

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 Georgia College 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
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	342
	351
Most Focused History Schools	512

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in history from Georgia College. This is the #343 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Georgia College History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia College is $24,086. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at Georgia College

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

Georgia College History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Georgia College awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia College since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Georgia College 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 Georgia College & State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgia College 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 GA, the home state for Georgia College & State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
History Professors	250	$87,150
Curators	240	$46,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators	190	$43,390

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.