History at Rider University

50% 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 Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year.

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

Rider History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

Rider History Rankings

The history major at Rider 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 Rider

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

Rider History Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Rider since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	10

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Managers	18,370	$138,820
History Professors	750	$91,270
Curators	120	$75,750
Historians	80	$76,320

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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