History at Occidental College

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

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 1,839. In 2021, 12 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Oxy.

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

Oxy History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Oxy History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Oxy 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	157
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Most Popular History Schools	632

History Student Demographics at Oxy

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

Oxy History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oxy, about 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Oxy since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Oxy are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Occidental College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oxy also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Occidental College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	12

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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 The Port of Authority under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.