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History at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and approximately 14,064 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 62 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Kean.

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

Kean History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Kean History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Kean 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 Kean 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 History Schools 76
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77

History Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean History Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 62 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Kean, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Kean are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Kean also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kean University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 62

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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Managers 18,370 $138,820
History Professors 750 $91,270
Curators 120 $75,750
Historians 80 $76,320

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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