History at The College of Idaho

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

The College of Idaho is located in Caldwell, Idaho and approximately 1,114 students attend the school each year. Of the 262 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The College of Idaho in 2021, 12 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.

The College of Idaho History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

The College of Idaho History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at The College of Idaho compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 The College of Idaho 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	43
Most Focused History Schools	46
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Most Popular History Schools	632

History Student Demographics at The College of Idaho

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

The College of Idaho History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from The College of Idaho in 2021, 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 The College of Idaho since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at The College of Idaho 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 The College of Idaho with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The College of Idaho 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 ID, the home state for The College of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Curators	110	$34,580
History Professors	50	$94,150

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.