History at Providence College

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

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 students attend the school each year.

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

Providence History Degrees Available

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

Providence History Rankings

The history major at Providence 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 Providence

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

Providence History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Providence 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 Providence College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Providence History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of history master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Providence, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
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 Providence College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	50

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Managers	830	$114,660
History Professors	200	$109,240
Archivists	80	$59,520
Curators	60	$63,030

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.