History Schools In Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 7 accredited history schools where history faculty who teach history classes can find employment. The trends in Rhode Island'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:
- Bachelors degree in History
- Masters degree in History
- PhD degree in History
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Professional Trends
Rhode Island Vs. National History Employment
| Rhode Island | 30 |
| National | 8,350 |
Of all of the history professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Rhode Island state.
Employment Growth for History professionals In Rhode Island
| 40 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 30 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of history professionals is shrinking in Rhode Island. 10 less history professionals were working in Rhode Island in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of history has shrunk by 25% in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island
| $51,200 | $53,800 | $53,560 | $54,760 | $58,540 |
| $45,814 | $47,319 | $48,863 | $50,877 | $52,430 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: History
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by history professionals is increasing in Rhode Island. In 2006 history professionals made a mean salary of $51,200 per year, and in 2010 they made $58,540 per year.
Salary percentiles for History professionals in Rhode Island
10th percentile |
$35,260 |
25th percentile |
$43,100 |
50th percentile |
$59,130 |
75th percentile |
$73,080 |
90th percentile |
$76,910 |
This represents a 13% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of history, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid history professionals earning 118% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Rhode Island state.
Average Salaries for History professionals and related professions in Rhode Island
History |
$58,540 |
Liberal Arts |
$81,170 |
Political Science |
$106,990 |
History professionals in Rhode Island earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
History programs available for each degree type for all schools in Rhode Island
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
7 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 12 |
As the number of history professionals is decreasing in Rhode Island state, the number of students graduating from the 7 accredited history schools in Rhode Island state is increasing. In Rhode Island, there were 303 graduates in 2006. And there were 310 graduates from history courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of history school degree or certificate graduates in Rhode Island by 2%. A majority of these graduates, or 58%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in history.