History at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Howard.

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 History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Howard History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Howard 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 Schools	714

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in history from Howard. This is the #318 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Howard 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 Howard since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Howard History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Howard.

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

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

Howard also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	10

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Museum Technicians and Conservators	460	$68,460
Archivists	220	$74,860
Historians	210	$107,440

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.