History at Providence College

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 Providence College stacks up to those at other schools.

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,173 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Providence College in 2021, 37 of them were history majors.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused History Schools	93
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular History Schools	173
Best History Master’s Degree Schools	180
Best Value History Schools	260
Best History Schools	299
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in history from Providence. This makes it the #56 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Providence History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Providence is $22,583. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

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

The history program at Providence awarded 37 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

About 84% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Providence History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 history majors earned their master's degree from Providence. Of these graduates, 92% were men and 8% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Providence, 77% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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.