History at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067.

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

Lehigh History Degrees Available

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

Lehigh History Rankings

The history major at Lehigh 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in history.

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

Lehigh History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of history master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Lehigh, 100% 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 Lehigh University with a master's in history.

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

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 Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.