History at Monmouth University

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

Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and has a total student population of 5,674.

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

Monmouth History Degrees Available

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

Monmouth History Rankings

The history major at Monmouth 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.

History Student Demographics at Monmouth

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

Monmouth History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Monmouth since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Monmouth 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 Monmouth University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Monmouth History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of history master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Monmouth, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Monmouth University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Monmouth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	33

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism

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 NJ, the home state for Monmouth University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
History Professors	750	$91,270
Curators	120	$75,750
Historians	80	$76,320

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 Apc106 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.