History at Ohio Northern University

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

ONU is located in Ada, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,817. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in history from ONU.

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

ONU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

ONU History Rankings

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

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 ONU 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 Schools	394
Most Popular History Schools	750

History Student Demographics at ONU

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

ONU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from ONU. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at ONU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio Northern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	9

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 Ohio Northern University.

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.