History at High Point University

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

High Point is located in High Point, North Carolina and approximately 5,617 students attend the school each year. Of the 928 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from High Point 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.

High Point History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

High Point History Rankings

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

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 High Point 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Most Focused History Schools	924

History Student Demographics at High Point

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

High Point History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from High Point. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at High Point 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 High Point University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

High Point 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 NC, the home state for High Point University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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 LancerE under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.