History at Pomona College

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

Pomona is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,475 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Pomona.

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

Pomona History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Pomona History Rankings

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

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 Pomona 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	111
Most Focused History Schools	120
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Most Popular History Schools	632

History Student Demographics at Pomona

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

Pomona History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Pomona. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Pomona College with a bachelor's in history.

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

Pomona 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pomona College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	12

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Pomona 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 Nostalgicwisdom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.