History Education at Rhode Island College

Every history education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history teacher education program at Rhode Island College stacks up to those at other schools.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. Of the 134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 3 of them were history education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History Education section at the bottom of this page.

RIC History Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History Teacher Education

RIC History Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how RIC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history teacher education major at RIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	51
Most Popular History Education Schools	58
Best Value History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value History Education Schools	95
Best History Education Schools	102
Most Focused History Education Schools	109

History Teacher Education Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history teacher education majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC History Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history teacher education from RIC. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history teacher education at RIC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in history teacher education.

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

RIC also has a doctoral program available in history teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Social Science Teacher Education
• Biology Education
• Spanish Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Science Education

Careers That History Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in history teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Middle School Teachers	1,660	$72,180
History Professors	200	$109,240
Education Professors	150	$79,080

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.