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. Of the 463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College in 2021, 15 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.

Rhodes College History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Rhodes College History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455
Most Popular History Schools	537

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

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Rhodes College in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were 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 4% more women than average.

About 80% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ed Uthman, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.