History Schools In Kentucky
There are 23 accredited history schools in Kentucky for faculty who teach history classes to choose from. The trends in Kentucky's history academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in history includes history training at the following levels:
- History Certificate
- Associates degree in History
- Bachelors degree in History
- Masters degree in History
- PhD degree in History
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Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National History Employment
| Kentucky | 70 |
| National | 8,350 |
Of all of the history professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for History professionals In Kentucky
| 40 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 70 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Kentucky, the field of history is growing. There were 30 more history professionals working in Kentucky in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 75% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for history professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of history professionals has shrunk by 2% between 2006 and 2010.
History VS. All Professions salaries in Kentucky
| $38,300 | $40,950 | $39,335 | $38,210 | $39,220 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: History
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of history professionals is growing, the salaries paid to history professionals are increasing in Kentucky. The mean salary for history professionals in 2006 was $38,300 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $39,220 per year.
Salary percentiles for History professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$24,020 |
25th percentile |
$29,640 |
50th percentile |
$37,355 |
75th percentile |
$45,505 |
90th percentile |
$55,205 |
Thus, there was a 2% growth in history professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of history, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid history professionals earning 130% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Kentucky state.
Average Salaries for History professionals and related professions in Kentucky
History |
$39,220 |
Liberal Arts |
$53,430 |
Political Science |
$69,630 |
In Kentucky, history professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
History programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
23 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 32 |
The number of students graduating from the 23 accredited history schools in Kentucky is decreasing. In Kentucky, there were 458 graduates in 2006. And there were 403 graduates from history courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 12% percent decrease in the number of history school degree or certificate graduates in Kentucky. 72% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in history.