History Schools

There are 1,391 accredited history schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of history classes at one of these schools, you play a iperative role in shaping the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in history, which encompasses history training at the following levels:

  • History Certificate
  • Associates degree in History
  • Bachelors degree in History
  • Masters degree in History
  • PhD degree in History

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for History professionals

8,550 9,020 9,030 8,520 8,350
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 8,350 history professionals working in the US. This number has shrunk by 2% over the course of the past 4 years.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. Over the next 7 years, this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for History professionals

10th percentile		 $25,925
25th percentile		 $34,315
50th percentile		 $49,360
75th percentile		 $68,785
90th percentile		 $88,170

The median yearly salary earned by history professionals, in 2010, was $49,360. This is 21% less than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For History

$44,625 $46,950 $49,775 $48,760 $49,360
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

History professionals' salaries have seen a 11% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National History Student enrollment growth by degree

430 417 458 492 547
33,162 34,445 34,463 34,733 35,229
852 807 860 918 887
2,994 3,145 3,403 3,542 3,849
203 168 234 188 161
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in History
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in History
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in History
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in History
  • Grey: Certificate in History

The career outlook for history professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In the US, 37,641 students graduated from history degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 40,673 students graduated from history schools.

This represents a 8% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from history courses is less than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

History Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 101
bachelor		 1,275
master		 385
doctor		 152
Certificate		 18
Total1,931

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering history programs has also increased. In the year 2006, there were 1343 history schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 1391 schools.

History Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. History Schools in California122 Schools
  2. History Schools in Texas90 Schools
  3. History Schools in New York90 Schools
  4. History Schools in Pennsylvania83 Schools
  5. History Schools in Ohio60 Schools
  6. History Schools in Massachusetts51 Schools
  7. History Schools in Illinois48 Schools
  8. History Schools in North Carolina47 Schools
  9. History Schools in Georgia45 Schools
  10. History Schools in Michigan39 Schools
  11. History Schools in Tennessee39 Schools
  12. History Schools in Virginia39 Schools
  13. History Schools in Indiana38 Schools
  14. History Schools in Missouri35 Schools
  15. History Schools in Florida32 Schools
  16. History Schools in Wisconsin30 Schools
  17. History Schools in Minnesota28 Schools
  18. History Schools in South Carolina27 Schools
  19. History Schools in Kansas27 Schools
  20. History Schools in New Jersey26 Schools
  21. History Schools in Iowa26 Schools
  22. History Schools in Alabama26 Schools
  23. History Schools in Oklahoma24 Schools
  24. History Schools in Maryland23 Schools
  25. History Schools in Kentucky23 Schools
  26. History Schools in Louisiana21 Schools
  27. History Schools in Mississippi18 Schools
  28. History Schools in Arkansas17 Schools
  29. History Schools in Oregon17 Schools
  30. History Schools in Connecticut17 Schools
  31. History Schools in West Virginia16 Schools
  32. History Schools in Colorado15 Schools
  33. History Schools in Nebraska15 Schools
  34. History Schools in Washington State15 Schools
  35. History Schools in Maine10 Schools
  36. History Schools in Utah10 Schools
  37. History Schools in New Hampshire10 Schools
  38. History Schools in Vermont10 Schools
  39. History Schools in Arizona10 Schools
  40. History Schools in South Dakota9 Schools
  41. History Schools in Idaho9 Schools
  42. History Schools in Washington DC8 Schools
  43. History Schools in Rhode Island7 Schools
  44. History Schools in New Mexico7 Schools
  45. History Schools in Wyoming7 Schools
  46. History Schools in Montana6 Schools
  47. History Schools in North Dakota6 Schools
  48. History Schools in Hawaii5 Schools
  49. History Schools in Delaware3 Schools
  50. History Schools in Nevada3 Schools
  51. History Schools in Alaska2 Schools

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