History at Reed College

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Reed College stacks up to those at other schools.

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,385.

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

Reed History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

Reed History Rankings

The history major at Reed 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 Reed

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

Reed History Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Reed since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Reed College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Reed College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	16

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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Managers	7,850	$94,400
History Professors	270	$86,620
Curators	130	$49,850
Archivists	80	$43,470

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
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