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History at St Mary's College of Maryland

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History at St Mary’s College of Maryland

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

SMCM is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and approximately 1,508 students attend the school each year. Of the 387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Mary's College of Maryland in 2021, 15 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.

SMCM History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

SMCM History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at SMCM 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 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
Best Value History Schools 325
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 455
Most Popular History Schools 537

Earnings of SMCM History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMCM is $18,605. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

40% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from SMCM in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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