History at Roosevelt University

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 Roosevelt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,680.

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

Roosevelt History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Roosevelt History Rankings

The history major at Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt

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

Roosevelt History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Roosevelt since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Roosevelt History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Roosevelt University with a master's in history.

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Roosevelt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• 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 IL, the home state for Roosevelt University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210
History Professors	780	$85,090
Curators	380	$56,420
Archivists	170	$63,200

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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.