History at Metropolitan State University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Metropolitan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Metro State.

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

Metro State History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Metro State History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Metro State 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 Metro State 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 Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	893

History Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Metro State in 2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Metro State 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Metro State 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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.