History at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,705. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in history from Mount Mercy.

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

Mount Mercy History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Mount Mercy History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Mount Mercy 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	1,147
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,163
Most Focused History Schools	1,329

History Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 history major earned their bachelor's degree from Mount Mercy.

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

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

Mount Mercy 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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
History Professors	240	$86,690
Curators	150	$45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$45,520

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.