History at Kean University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Kean University stacks up to those at other schools.

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
Most Popular History Schools	125

Earnings of Kean History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kean is $39,093. This is 35% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 62 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Kean in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

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.

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.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.