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. In 2021, 29 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Grinnell.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Grinnell performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused History Schools	24
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Popular History Schools	332

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Grinnell. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men.

About 79% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Grinnell also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Aureliusxv under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.