History at North Central College

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

North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and approximately 2,832 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in history from North Central.

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

North Central History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

North Central History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how North Central 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 North Central 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 Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	524
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	645
Most Popular History Schools	750

History Student Demographics at North Central

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

North Central History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from North Central. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at North Central since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at North Central are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

North Central 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 IL, the home state for North Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210
History Professors	780	$85,090
Curators	380	$56,420
Archivists	170	$63,200

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 Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.