History at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Simmons.

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

Simmons History Degrees Available

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

Simmons History Rankings

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

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 Simmons 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	9
	75
	110
	111
Most Popular History Schools	310

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in history from Simmons. This makes it the #17 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Simmons in 2021, 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 Simmons since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Simmons History Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in History from Simmons in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Simmons, 81% 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 Simmons University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Simmons 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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.