History at Springfield College

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

Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,068 students attend the school each year. Of the 538 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Springfield 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.

Springfield College History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Springfield College History Rankings

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

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 Springfield College 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	612
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Most Focused History Schools	716

History Student Demographics at Springfield College

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

Springfield College History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Springfield College, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Springfield College since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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

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

Springfield College 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 Springfield College.

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.