History at Roosevelt University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Roosevelt University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,680. Of the 820 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt University in 2021, 7 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.

Roosevelt History Degrees Available

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

Roosevelt History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Roosevelt performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Schools	910

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from Roosevelt. This makes it the #211 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 7 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Roosevelt, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Roosevelt are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Roosevelt University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Roosevelt History Master’s Program

Of the 4 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Roosevelt, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Roosevelt, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.