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History at Rhodes College

History at Rhodes College

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Rhodes College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,875.

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

Rhodes College History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Rhodes College History Rankings

The history major at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College History Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Rhodes College since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhodes College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 15

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 TN, the home state for Rhodes College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Managers 14,480 $83,010
History Professors 500 $73,040
Curators 170 $49,920
Museum Technicians and Conservators 130 $43,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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