History at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927. Of the 2,884 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University of Louisiana in 2021, 59 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.

Tulane History Degrees Available

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

Tulane History Rankings

The history major at Tulane 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from Tulane. This makes it the #211 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Tulane in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Tulane since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tulane History Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in History from Tulane in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Tulane, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tulane also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 2 students 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 Tulane University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	65

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Curators	140	$42,190
History Professors	110	$71,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$24,690

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.