Becoming a History Instructor via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering history courses to train individuals to become top-notch historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, history professors, history instructors, museum archivists, museum curators, museum guides, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 21,810 people employed as history teachers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $69,280. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

History Instructor Salary Information

Category: History teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 21,810
Average Yearly Salary $69,280
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$35,510 $47,730 $63,490 $84,330 $110,570
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.3% 15.3% 34.6% 44.2%
History teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama - $58,630
Arkansas - $58,820
California - $48,930
Colorado - $85,770
Connecticut - $53,320
Delaware - $77,220
Florida - $76,540
Hawaii - $62,080
Idaho - $60,570
Indiana - $65,620
Kansas - $57,230
Kentucky - $68,520
Louisiana - $64,240
Maine - $50,800
Maryland - $62,120
Massachusetts - $53,160
Michigan - $72,570
Mississippi - $79,800
Missouri - $79,810
Montana - $72,950
Nebraska - $65,670
Nevada - $60,080
New Hampshire - $55,630
New Jersey - $52,330
New Mexico - $64,720
North Carolina - $66,110
North Dakota - $80,390
Ohio - $63,310
Oklahoma - $84,810
Oregon - $61,450
Pennsylvania - $60,700
South Carolina - $67,350
South Dakota - $49,030
Tennessee - $77,830
Utah - $77,720
Virginia - $96,960
Washington - $63,370
West Virginia - $60,220
Wisconsin - $56,240
Wyoming - $69,720
Guam - $57,950
Puerto Rico - $63,100


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