Best History Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Michigan, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in human history and historiography.
29 schools in Michigan run programs that feed this job, graduating 550 people a year. The job pays a median of $99,440 in Michigan across about 370 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Michigan that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
8 programs in Michigan that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Michigan (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Michigan page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 54.0101In Michigan → | 452 | 82.2% | 29 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 2 | CIP 54.0104In Michigan → | 28 | 5.1% | 1 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 3 | CIP 13.1328In Michigan → | 20 | 3.6% | 5 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 4 | CIP 54.0105In Michigan → | 18 | 3.3% | 3 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 5 | CIP 30.2201In Michigan → | 12 | 2.2% | 1 | $32,054 | $24,000 |
| 6 | CIP 30.2202In Michigan → | 9 | 1.6% | 4 | $32,054 | $24,000 |
| 7 | CIP 30.1301In Michigan → | 8 | 1.5% | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | CIP 54.0199In Michigan → | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
Top 25 schools in Michigan
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 29 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 109 | History, General | $31,215 | 93% | — | 16% |
| 2 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 64 | History, General | $27,341 | 67% | — | 83% |
| 3 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 51 | History, General | $32,434 | 81% | — | 85% |
| 4 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 42 | History, General | — | 90% | — | 21% |
| 5 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 36 | History, General | $36,257 | 58% | — | 88% |
| 6 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 33 | History, General | $41,874 | 58% | — | 81% |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 32 | History, General | $28,414 | 46% | — | 80% |
| 8 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 29 | History, General | $33,000 | 59% | — | 90% |
| 9 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 28 | Public/Applied History | $27,087 | 58% | — | 85% |
| 10 | Hope College Holland, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 15 | History, General | — | 80% | $21,746 | 79% |
| 11 | Albion College Albion, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | History, General | — | 62% | $16,537 | 81% |
| 12 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | History, General | $32,675 | 52% | — | 84% |
| 13 | Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | History, General | $38,628 | 48% | — | 72% |
| 14 | University of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | History, General | — | 40% | — | 70% |
| 15 | Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 11 | History, General | — | 74% | $22,391 | 71% |
| 16 | Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 9 | History, General | — | 76% | $19,279 | 75% |
| 17 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | History, General | — | 62% | $21,132 | 78% |
| 18 | Lansing Community College Lansing, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | History, General | — | 25% | — | — |
| 19 | Alma College Alma, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | History, General | — | 63% | $22,790 | 57% |
| 20 | Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | History, General | — | 65% | $16,718 | 90% |
| 21 | Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 3 | History, General | — | 72% | $17,800 | 82% |
| 22 | Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | History, General | — | 47% | — | 91% |
| 23 | Siena Heights University Adrian, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | History, General | — | 39% | $17,015 | 69% |
| 24 | Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | History, General | — | 48% | $25,071 | 69% |
| 25 | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | History, General | — | 68% | — | 92% |
All 29 schools in Michigan
Every school in Michigan with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 109 | 4 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public | 64 | 2 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | 51 | 2 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale | Private not-for-profit | 42 | 1 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public | 36 | 1 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Public | 33 | 2 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Public | 32 | 2 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | Public | 29 | 3 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public | 28 | 3 |
| Hope College | Holland | Private not-for-profit | 15 | 2 |
| Albion College | Albion | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 1 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | Public | 13 | 1 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | Public | 13 | 1 |
| University of Michigan - Flint | Flint | Public | 13 | 1 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 3 |
What history teachers, postsecondary earn in Michigan
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $83,820. Michigan pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Michigan
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national History Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a History Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Michigan
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 18 majors mapped to History Teachers, Postsecondary14 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1328History Teacher Education
- 30.1301Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2201Ancient Studies/Civilization
- 30.2202Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
- 30.2299Classical and Ancient Studies, Other
- 30.4501History and Language/Literature(no graduates reported)
- 30.4601History and Political Science
- 51.3205History of Medicine(no graduates reported)
- 54.0101History, General
- 54.0102American History (United States)
- 54.0103European History
- 54.0104History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- 54.0105Public/Applied History
- 54.0106Asian History(no graduates reported)
- 54.0107Canadian History(no graduates reported)
- 54.0108Military History
- 54.0199History, Other
Common questions
Answers for people weighing history teachers, postsecondary programs in Michigan.
What degree do you need to become a History Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is History, General, which awarded 452 degrees in Michigan in 2024-25, 82.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a History Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are History, Classical and Ancient Studies, Teacher Education and Professional Development, Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Together they graduate about 550 people a year in Michigan.
How much do history teachers, postsecondary earn in Michigan?+
The median is $99,440 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 18.6% above the U.S. median of $83,820. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for history teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a -0.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Michigan?+
29 institutions in Michigan reported graduates from at least one of the 8 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do history teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, History Professor, History Instructor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1125.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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