History Schools In Texas

History classes faculty can choose to work at one of 90 accredited history schools in Texas. The trends in Texas' 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

Texas Vs. National History Employment

Texas	440
National	8,350

Approximately 6% of the country's history professionals work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for History professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
270	300	380	450	440

Yellow: Actual Values

In Texas, the field of history is growing. In Texas, 170 more history professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of history has grown by 63% in Texas. 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 Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$47,445	$51,805	$51,615	$50,970	$51,870
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: History
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Texas, as the number of history professionals is growing, the salaries earned by history professionals are increasing. History professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $47,445 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $51,870 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for History professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$29,755
25th percentile	$36,870
50th percentile	$47,370
75th percentile	$63,850
90th percentile	$84,860

This represents a 9% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 185% pay differential between the highest paid history professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of history in Texas.

Average Salaries for History professionals and related professions in Texas

History	$51,870
Liberal Arts	$63,430
Political Science	$71,545

In Texas, history professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

History programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	23
bachelor	69
master	38
doctor	11
Certificate	1
Total	142

The number of students graduating from the 90 accredited history schools in Texas is increasing. In Texas, there were 2,300 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,720 graduates from history courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 18% percent increase in the number of history school degree or certificate graduates in Texas. A majority of these graduates, or 49%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in history.

History Faculty Salaries in Texas

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