History at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Northeastern Illinois University.

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

Northeastern Illinois University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Northeastern Illinois University History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Northeastern Illinois University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Northeastern Illinois 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	127
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	427

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from Northeastern Illinois University. This makes it the #127 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Northeastern Illinois University History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern Illinois University is $30,685. This is 6% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern Illinois University, about 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Northeastern Illinois 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 7% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northeastern Illinois University History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in history from Northeastern Illinois University. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University.

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 Serhii under License

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