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History at Indiana University - Bloomington

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Bloomington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year.

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

IU Bloomington History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History
Master’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at IU Bloomington

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, IU Bloomington does offer online courses in history for the following degree levels:

IU Bloomington History Rankings

The history major at IU Bloomington 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington History Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IU Bloomington History Master’s Program

33% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from IU Bloomington, 93% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	83

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Managers	7,290	$71,560
History Professors	290	$83,760
Curators	210	$45,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators	180	$36,250

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
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