History at St Mary’s College of Maryland

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

SMCM is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and approximately 1,508 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in history from SMCM.

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

SMCM History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

SMCM History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how SMCM 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 SMCM 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	72
Most Focused History Schools	77
Best History Schools	289
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
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Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455

History Student Demographics at SMCM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at St Mary’s College of Maryland.

SMCM History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from SMCM. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SMCM 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 St Mary's College of Maryland with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMCM also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St Mary's College of Maryland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 MD, the home state for St Mary's College of Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Archivists	430	$67,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators	430	$66,300
History Professors	300	$75,970

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 Steve Pribut under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.