History at Hamline University

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

Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 3,113 students attend the school each year. Of the 520 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hamline University in 2021, 8 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.

Hamline History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Hamline History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Hamline 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
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
Most Popular History Schools	790

How Much Do History Graduates from Hamline Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hamline is $26,108. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

History Student Demographics at Hamline

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

Hamline History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Hamline in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Hamline since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Hamline are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Hamline University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hamline 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 MN, the home state for Hamline University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Managers	9,350	$128,590
History Professors	340	$80,920
Curators	200	$55,740
Museum Technicians and Conservators	200	$42,750

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 Appraiser under License

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