History at Buena Vista University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Buena Vista University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 history majors received their bachelor's degree from BVU.

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

BVU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

BVU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at BVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 major at BVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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
Most Focused History Schools	597
Most Popular History Schools	906

History Student Demographics at BVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Buena Vista University.

BVU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BVU, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at BVU 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 Buena Vista University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
History Professors	240	$86,690
Curators	150	$45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$45,520

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.