History at Boston College

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Boston College History Degrees Available

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

Boston College History Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Boston College.

Boston College History Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in history from Boston College in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Boston College, 60% were white. This is below 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 Boston College with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.