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History at The College of New Jersey

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History at The College of New Jersey

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

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,783. Of the 1,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The College of New Jersey in 2021, 48 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.

TCNJ History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

TCNJ History Rankings

The history major at TCNJ 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.

History Student Demographics at TCNJ

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

TCNJ History Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at TCNJ 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 New Jersey with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

TCNJ 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 The College of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 48

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 NJ, the home state for The College of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Managers 18,370 $138,820
History Professors 750 $91,270
Curators 120 $75,750
Historians 80 $76,320

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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