History at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and approximately 8,262 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Pembroke.

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

UNC Pembroke History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UNC Pembroke History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UNC Pembroke 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 UNC Pembroke 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
Best Value History Schools	12
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	319

How Much Do History Graduates from UNC Pembroke Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Pembroke is $30,183. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at UNC Pembroke

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

UNC Pembroke History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from UNC Pembroke in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNC Pembroke are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNC Pembroke 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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 Jopparn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.