History at Nevada State 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 Nevada State College stacks up to those at other schools.

NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and approximately 7,289 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 history majors received their bachelor's degree from NSC.

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

NSC History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

NSC History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at NSC 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
	27
	27
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Value History Schools	31
Best History Schools	48
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused History Schools	286
Most Popular History Schools	568

History Student Demographics at NSC

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

NSC History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSC, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at NSC since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Nevada State College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NSC also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Nevada State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nevada State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	14

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• 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 NV, the home state for Nevada State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
History Professors	120	$63,440
Curators	100	$56,580
Museum Technicians and Conservators	50	$36,240

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.