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History at Salem College

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 Salem College stacks up to those at other schools.

Salem is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 636 students attend the school each year. Of the 154 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem College in 2021, 8 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.

Salem History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Salem History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Salem compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Salem 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 49
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 680

History Student Demographics at Salem

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

Salem History Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Salem. Of these graduates, 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 Salem since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Salem 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 Salem College with a bachelor's in history.

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

Salem 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 NC, the home state for Salem College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Managers 11,990 $121,500
History Professors 770 $72,800
Curators 590 $47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators 210 $40,850

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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