History at Randolph - Macon College

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

Randolph - Macon is located in Ashland, Virginia and approximately 1,554 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Randolph - Macon.

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

Randolph - Macon History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Randolph - Macon History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Randolph - Macon 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 Randolph - Macon 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	153
Most Focused History Schools	167
Most Popular History Schools	714

History Student Demographics at Randolph - Macon

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

Randolph - Macon History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Randolph - Macon, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Randolph - Macon since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Randolph - Macon are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Randolph - Macon 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Randolph - Macon College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	10

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 VA, the home state for Randolph - Macon College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.