History at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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 Institute of Technology - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,879 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus in 2021, 21 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.

Georgia Tech History Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Georgia Tech 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 Master’s Degree Schools	310

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Georgia Tech. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia Tech since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgia Tech History Master’s Program

The history program at Georgia Tech awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Georgia Tech, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in history.

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

Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 3 students 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 Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

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 Disavian under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.