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History at Grinnell College

History at Grinnell College

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

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,493.

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

Grinnell History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Grinnell History Rankings

The history major at Grinnell 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 Grinnell

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

Grinnell History Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Grinnell 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 Grinnell College with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grinnell College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 29

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 IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Managers 2,880 $101,360
History Professors 240 $86,690
Curators 150 $45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators 90 $45,520

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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