History at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and approximately 5,547 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,064 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Moorhead in 2021, 4 of them were history majors.

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

MSU Moorhead History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

MSU Moorhead History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead 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 Schools	1,275

History Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Moorhead, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at MSU Moorhead since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in history.

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

MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.