History at Mt. San Antonio College

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Mt. San Antonio College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and approximately 28,393 students attend the school each year.

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

Mt. SAC History Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in History

Mt. SAC History Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

History Student Demographics at Mt. SAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Mt. San Antonio College.

Mt. SAC History Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of history associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in history only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Mt. SAC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Mt. SAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mt. San Antonio College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	55

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 Mt. San Antonio 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.