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History at Duke University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Duke University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year. 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.

Duke History Degrees Available

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

Duke History Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke History Master’s Program

40% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at Duke awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

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In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Managers 11,990 $121,500
History Professors 770 $72,800
Curators 590 $47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators 210 $40,850

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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