History at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Towson.

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

Towson History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Towson History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Towson 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 Towson 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 Schools	733

History Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Towson, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Towson 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Towson 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 Towson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	52

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Towson University.

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.