History at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,275 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Maine in 2021, 30 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.

University of Southern Maine History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

University of Southern Maine History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how University of Southern Maine performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at University of Southern Maine 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	361
Best History Schools	387

History Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from University of Southern Maine in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Southern Maine since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	30

Related Majors

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

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Managers	1,380	$96,570
History Professors	140	$73,350
Curators	90	$52,270
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$40,610

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.