History at Monterey Peninsula College

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 Monterey Peninsula College stacks up to those at other schools.

Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and has a total student population of 7,154.

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

Monterey Peninsula College History Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in History

Monterey Peninsula College History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Monterey Peninsula College

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

Monterey Peninsula College History Associate’s Program

33% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Monterey Peninsula College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Monterey Peninsula College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

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 CA, the home state for Monterey Peninsula College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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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