History at Princeton University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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

Princeton History Degrees Available

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

Princeton History Rankings

The history major at Princeton 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Princeton are white. This is below average 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	43
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Princeton History Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	76

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
History Professors	750	$91,270
Curators	120	$75,750
Historians	80	$76,320

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.