History Schools In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 83 accredited history schools where history faculty who teach history classes can find employment. The trends in Pennsylvania'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
Bachelors degree in History
Masters degree in History
PhD degree in History

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Professional Trends

Pennsylvania Vs. National History Employment

Pennsylvania	470
National	8,350

Of all of the history professionals in the country, nearly 7% are in the state of Pennsylvania.

Employment Growth for History professionals In Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
350	450	320	290	470

Yellow: Actual Values

History is a growing field in Pennsylvania. 120 more history professionals were working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 34% growth in the field. This growth is faster than the change in the number of history professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of history professionals has shrunk by 2% from 2006 to 2010.

History VS. All Professions salaries in Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$49,715	$44,960	$46,335	$43,940	$48,320
$44,448	$45,778	$47,594	$49,448	$50,581

Light Blue: History
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by history professionals is decreasing in Pennsylvania. History professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $49,715 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $48,320 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for History professionals in Pennsylvania

10th percentile	$24,625
25th percentile	$31,250
50th percentile	$43,580
75th percentile	$61,560
90th percentile	$82,240

This represents a decline in salaries of 3%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In Pennsylvania state, within the field of history, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid history professionals earn 234% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for History professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania

History	$48,320
Liberal Arts	$69,210
Political Science	$94,780

In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania

associate	0
bachelor	93
master	20
doctor	10
Certificate	2
Total	125

As the number of history professionals is increasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 83 accredited history schools in Pennsylvania state is also increasing. In Pennsylvania, there were 2,105 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,219 graduates from history courses in 2010.

This represents a 5% increase in the number of history degree or certificate school graduates in Pennsylvania state. Most of these graduates, or 74%, earned an bachelor's degree in history.

History Faculty Salaries in Pennsylvania

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