History at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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

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

Penn State University Park History Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park History Rankings

The history major at Penn State University Park 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.

History Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Penn State University Park History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% women graduate in history each year. Penn State University Park does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 57% more women than average.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in history.

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

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.