History at National University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at National University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

National University is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 18,070.

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

National University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

National University does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University History Rankings

The history major at National University 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 National University

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

National University History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at National University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 National University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	24

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 National University.

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
• Image Credit: By University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.