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History at Northeastern Illinois 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 Northeastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

Northeastern Illinois University History Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in History

Northeastern Illinois University History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University History Master’s Program

29% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 history majors earned their master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Northeastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 7

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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators 940 $45,210
History Professors 780 $85,090
Curators 380 $56,420
Archivists 170 $63,200

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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