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History at Missouri Southern State University

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History at Missouri Southern State University

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 Missouri Southern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. Of the 933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Southern State University in 2021, 5 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.

Missouri Southern History Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in History (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Missouri Southern History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Missouri Southern performed in these rankings.

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 Missouri Southern 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 832

History Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern History Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at Missouri Southern awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Missouri Southern since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri Southern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 5

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Museum Technicians and Conservators 940 $41,350
History Professors 360 $80,820
Curators 220 $62,240

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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