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History at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in history from NKU.

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

NKU History Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NKU

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

NKU History Rankings

The history major at NKU 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in history from NKU. This makes it the #96 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NKU History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $28,555. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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History Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU History Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NKU, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NKU History Master’s Program

56% Women
Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in History from NKU in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from NKU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Managers 3,260 $92,630
History Professors 290 $65,410
Curators 150 $51,230
Museum Technicians and Conservators 80 $39,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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