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History at Gettysburg College

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Gettysburg College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Gettysburg is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,507.

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

Gettysburg History Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Gettysburg

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Gettysburg does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Gettysburg History Rankings

The history major at Gettysburg 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.

History Student Demographics at Gettysburg

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

Gettysburg History Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Gettysburg History Master’s Program

60% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of history master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Gettysburg, 85% 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 Gettysburg College with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gettysburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	45

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 PA, the home state for Gettysburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 Jason Kowell under License

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