by our College Data Analytics TeamWe've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Illinois State ranks in comparison to other schools with history programs.
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The bachelor's program at Illinois State was ranked #62 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Illinois State University handed out 96 bachelor's degrees in history. This is a decrease of 1% over the previous year when 97 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in history from Illinois State. This makes it the #71 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.
History majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Illinois State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $36,922 a year. This is higher than $28,881, which is the national median for all history bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Illinois State, history students borrow a median amount of $23,125 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all history bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,952.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the history program at Illinois State is $439 per month.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Illinois State University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Illinois State. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Illinois State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 81% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in history.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| White | 78 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 5 |
Of the 11 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 82% were men and 18% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 91% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a master's in history.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 0 |
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