History at University of Saint Joseph

If you plan to study history, take a look at what University of Saint Joseph has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,305. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in history from USJ.

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

USJ History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

USJ History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how USJ 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 USJ 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	1,135

History Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from USJ. About 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at USJ since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at USJ 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 University of Saint Joseph with a bachelor's in history.

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

USJ 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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Managers	6,590	$129,730
History Professors	320	$83,870
Museum Technicians and Conservators	290	$55,340
Curators	230	$67,430

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.