History at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 12,229. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in history from SLU.

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

SLU History Degrees Available

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

SLU History Rankings

The history major at SLU 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in history from SLU. This makes it the #181 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from SLU in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SLU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLU History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in history from SLU. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

SLU also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 3 students 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$41,350
History Professors	360	$80,820
Curators	220	$62,240

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.