History at Rutgers University - Camden

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

Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and approximately 7,076 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Rutgers Camden.

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

Rutgers Camden History Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Camden History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Rutgers Camden 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 Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best History Master’s Degree Schools	73
	142
Best Value History Schools	260
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	373

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in history from Rutgers Camden. This makes it the #108 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Rutgers Camden History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers Camden is $30,125. This is 4% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Rutgers Camden

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

Rutgers Camden History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Rutgers Camden. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Rutgers Camden since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Rutgers Camden 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 Rutgers University - Camden with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rutgers Camden History Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in history from Rutgers Camden in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Rutgers Camden, 88% 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 Rutgers University - Camden with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rutgers Camden 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Camden.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.