Becoming a Professor of History 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 3,620 people employed as historians alone in America, and their average annual salary is $56,350. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Professor of History Salary Information

Category: Historians

Total # Employed in the US 3,620
Average Hourly Wage: $27.09/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$12.43 $15.69 $24.54 $36.71 $46.03
Average Yearly Salary $56,350
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$25,850 $32,630 $51,050 $76,360 $95,750
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 1.3% 7.3% 3.7% 37.8% 34.3% 15.4%
Historians — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $40.64/hr $84,520
Colorado $35.71/hr $74,280
Connecticut $34.45/hr $71,660
Missouri $33.33/hr $69,330
South Carolina $32.66/hr $67,920
North Dakota $32.65/hr $67,910
Alabama $31.84/hr $66,230
Mississippi $28.26/hr $58,780
Maine $28/hr $58,250
Hawaii $26.72/hr $55,580
Idaho $26.65/hr $55,440
Montana $26.46/hr $55,050
District of Columbia $26.23/hr $54,570
New Jersey $26.21/hr $54,510
Wyoming $25.76/hr $53,590
Nebraska $24.64/hr $51,240
Oregon $24.42/hr $50,800
New Hampshire $23.61/hr $49,110
Kansas $22.07/hr $45,900
Utah $20.4/hr $42,440
Kentucky $19.63/hr $40,830
Wisconsin $18.67/hr $38,830
Maryland $18.66/hr $38,800
Guam $18.41/hr $38,300
South Dakota $17.78/hr $36,980
Oklahoma $15.67/hr $32,590


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