History at Mount Wachusett Community College

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

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,187.

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

MWCC History Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in History

MWCC History Rankings

History Student Demographics at MWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Mount Wachusett Community College.

MWCC History Associate’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of history associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in history at MWCC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

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 Mount Wachusett Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	3

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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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