History at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022. In 2021, 30 history majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Southern Maine.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at University of Southern Maine 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 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
	168
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	317

How Much Do History Graduates from University of Southern Maine Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine is $30,296. This is 5% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to 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.

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.