History at Meredith College

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

Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,802. In 2021, 10 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Meredith.

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

Meredith History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Meredith History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Meredith 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 Meredith 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	259
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	609
Most Popular History Schools	714

History Student Demographics at Meredith

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

Meredith History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Meredith in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Meredith since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Meredith are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Meredith College with a bachelor's in history.

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

Meredith 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 NC, the home state for Meredith College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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 Abbylabar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.