History at College of Charleston

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 College of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. 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.

C of C History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History

C of C History Rankings

History Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in history from C of C. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from C of C, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 College of Charleston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	10

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Managers	1,760	$100,890
History Professors	250	$75,570
Curators	110	$49,380
Archivists	90	$42,530

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.