History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Louisiana State University History Degrees Available

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

Louisiana State University History Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University History Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in History from Louisiana State University in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Louisiana State University, 63% 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Curators	140	$42,190
History Professors	110	$71,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$24,690

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 Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.