History at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. Of the 4,395 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University in 2021, 32 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.

GaSou History Degrees Available

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

GaSou History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at GaSou 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 GaSou 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	37
	174
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	186
Most Popular History Schools	231

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from GaSou. This makes it the #127 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GaSou History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $23,470. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from GaSou in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at GaSou 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 Southern University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GaSou History Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in history from GaSou in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from GaSou, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southern University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GaSou 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 Southern 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
• Image Credit: By Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.