History at Marquette University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Marquette University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550.

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

Marquette History Degrees Available

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

Marquette History Rankings

The history major at Marquette 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Marquette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marquette History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of history master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Marquette, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	39

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Managers	12,400	$85,050
History Professors	340	$80,590
Curators	210	$50,610
Archivists	90	$47,800

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.