History at Northern Michigan University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Northern Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and approximately 7,368 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,197 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University in 2021, 12 of them were history majors.

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

Northern Michigan University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Northern Michigan University History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Northern Michigan 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
Best History Schools	393
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	754

Earnings of Northern Michigan University History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northern Michigan University is $22,625. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Northern Michigan University in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Northern Michigan University 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northern Michigan 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 MI, the home state for Northern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.