History at Georgia Gwinnett College

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Georgia Gwinnett College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Georgia Gwinnett College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has a total student population of 11,627. In 2021, 29 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett College History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Georgia Gwinnett College History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Georgia Gwinnett 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	61
Best Value History Schools	62
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
	162
	162
Most Focused History Schools	178
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Best History Schools	325
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327
Most Popular History Schools	332

Earnings of Georgia Gwinnett College History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia Gwinnett College is $30,460. This is 5% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Georgia Gwinnett College

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

Georgia Gwinnett College History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Georgia Gwinnett College awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% 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 Gwinnett College since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Georgia Gwinnett College 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 Georgia Gwinnett College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett College.

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
• Image Credit: By Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.