History at Arizona State University - Tempe

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Arizona State University - Tempe stacks up to those at other schools.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in history.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

ASU - Tempe History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

ASU - Tempe History Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Arizona State University - Tempe.

ASU - Tempe History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from ASU - Tempe, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arizona State University - Tempe. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	13

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Curators	230	$57,280
Museum Technicians and Conservators	150	$38,950
History Professors	130	$84,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.