History at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927. In 2021, 59 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Tulane.

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

The history program at Tulane awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to 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 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Tulane, about 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.

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

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