History at Macalester College

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 Macalester College stacks up to those at other schools.

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 2,049 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Macalester.

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

Macalester History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Macalester History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Macalester 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 Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	241

History Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Macalester. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Macalester are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Macalester College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Macalester College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Macalester College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Managers	9,350	$128,590
History Professors	340	$80,920
Curators	200	$55,740
Museum Technicians and Conservators	200	$42,750

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.