History at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 67 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.

SDSU History Degrees Available

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

SDSU History Rankings

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

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 SDSU 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
Best Value History Schools	113

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in history from SDSU. This makes it the #32 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do History Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $27,033. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from SDSU. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SDSU History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in history from SDSU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from SDSU, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SDSU 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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.