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History at Carnegie Mellon University

History at Carnegie Mellon University

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 Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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

Carnegie Mellon History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History
  • Master’s Degree in History

Carnegie Mellon History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon History Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of history master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Carnegie Mellon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 3

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Managers 11,060 $126,290
History Professors 1,000 $93,300
Curators 670 $53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators 600 $42,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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