History at Howard College

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Howard College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and has a total student population of 3,674.

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

Howard County Junior College History Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in History

Howard County Junior College History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College History Associate’s Program

75% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of history associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in history only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Howard County Junior College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 32% more women than average.

Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard College with a associate's in history.

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Howard College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	6

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 TX, the home state for Howard College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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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