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History at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

SDSU History Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in History

SDSU History Rankings

History Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU History Master’s Program

50% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in history from SDSU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from SDSU, 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 San Diego State 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 5
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 16

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1,890 $48,120
History Professors 1,380 $103,940
Curators 1,140 $67,650

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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