History at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,015. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in history from TSU.

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

TSU History Degrees Available

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

TSU History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how TSU 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 TSU 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 Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	735

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from TSU. This makes it the #127 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at TSU

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

TSU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from TSU, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at TSU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Texas Southern University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TSU History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of history master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 72% better than the national average.*

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

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

TSU 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 TX, the home state for Texas Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.