History at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,658. In 2021, 34 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Oberlin.

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

Oberlin History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Oberlin History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Oberlin 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 Oberlin 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
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How Much Do History Graduates from Oberlin Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oberlin is $28,902. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Oberlin. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Oberlin 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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Managers	14,410	$107,320
History Professors	880	$88,310
Curators	380	$57,220
Museum Technicians and Conservators	370	$41,940

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 Matthew Trump under License

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