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History at Towson

Towson graduates about 48 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 312th of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 118 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 77% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year481% of the class
Courses in the catalog118more than 77% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$455Ka year, NSF
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1230whole school

Around Towson

View of Johnny Unitas Stadium before a football game versus New Hampshire on Oct
JohnnyUnitasStadium2013Photo: Anc516 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
New Daktronics video scoreboard at Johnny Unitas Stadium
UnitasStadiumScoreboardPhoto: Anc516 · CC BY 3.0 · source
Doc the Tiger at a Towson Tigers men's basketball game versus the James Madison
DocTiger2014Photo: Anc516 · CC BY 3.0 · source
Interior of Towson Center, taken prior to a basketball game on December 3rd, 201
Towson CenterPhoto: Fuzzy510 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Albert S Cook Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Dorm 19 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Saint Anselm College 54
  2. Hanover College 54
  3. Texas State University 53
  4. CUNY Queens College 53
  5. University of Southern Mississippi 53
  6. University of North Carolina–Asheville 53
  7. Presbyterian College 53
  8. Xavier University 53

Other strong majors at Towson

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Towson with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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