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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
32,731
declining 0.529%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,344
growing 3.45%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$34,766
growing 1.39%
Average Wage
$96,955
growing 5.56%
People in Workforce
1.07M
growing 3.11%
Average Employee Age
44.5
growing 0.148%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of History degree recipients are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, and South Hooksett, NH. The most common degree awarded to students studying History is a bachelors degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in History and the types of students that study this field. Southern New Hampshire University awards the most degrees in History in the US, but Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and Sweet Briar College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in History.

Tuition costs for History majors are, on average, $7,344 for in-state public colleges, and $34,766 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers History programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (764 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (20,200 completions).

Institutions

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in History, is Public, 4-year or above (20,200 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer History programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,344
Median In-State Public
$34,766
Median Out of State Private

Southern New Hampshire University has the most History degree recipients, with 493 degrees awarded in 2021.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in History.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer History programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in History, with 41.7%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in History

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in History by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for History.

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briefcaseEmployment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ History graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for History majors is $96,955 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most History majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$96,955
Average Wage in Workforce
± $2,632
5.56%
1 Year Growth
± 3.68%

The average salary for History majors is $96,955 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of History majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that History majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations by median income for History majors are Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Physicians.

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Occupations by Share

1.07M
2021 Workforce
± 25,278
3.11%
1 Year Growth
± 3.27%

The number of History graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.11%, from 1.04M in 2020 to 1.07M in 2021.

The largest single share of History graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (9.37%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in History by share of the total number of graduates.

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Industries by Share

1.07M
2021 Workforce
± 25,278
3.11%
1 Year Growth
± 3.27%

The number of History graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.11%, from 1.04M in 2020 to 1.07M in 2021.

The industry which employs the most History graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in History.

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Specialty Locations

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of History majors.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in History in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in History is 44.5.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold History degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in History (21,913 students).

Workforce Age

44.5
Average Age in 2021
± 0.327 Years
0.148%
1 Year Change
± 1.05%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in History. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 34 years old, which represent 2.95% and 2.93% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in History are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The most common degree types held by the working population in History are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (57.2%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in History.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    21,913 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    5,082 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    1,442 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in History for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Male
    10,379 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    7,253 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    2,060 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in History.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    7,884 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    6,802 degree recipients
  3. Korea
    5,668 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Algeria
    7.81 times more than expected
  2. United Kingdom, not specified
    5.62 times more than expected
  3. Lithuania
    5.1 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Algeria that hold History degrees (7.81 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (7,884 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the History field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. History majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that History majors need more than the average amount of Speaking, Technology Design, Service Orientation, Time Management, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Monitoring, Persuasion, Operation Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Negotiation, Judgment and Decision Making, Instructing, Operations Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Mathematics, Systems Evaluation, Writing, Management of Personnel Resources, Systems Analysis, Active Learning, Management of Material Resources, Quality Control Analysis, Programming, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Science, Management of Financial Resources, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for History majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Speaking is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Writing, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Service Orientation, Active Learning, Persuasion, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Negotiation, Mathematics, Management of Personnel Resources, Operation Monitoring, Operations Analysis, Quality Control Analysis, Science, Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, Technology Design, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Programming, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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