History at College of Western Idaho

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

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 10,200 students attend the school each year.

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

CWI History Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at CWI

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWI does offer online courses in history for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

CWI History Rankings

History Student Demographics at CWI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at College of Western Idaho.

CWI History Associate’s Program

44% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of history associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in history only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at CWI may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in history at CWI are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Western Idaho with a associate's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Western Idaho. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	14

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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Curators	110	$34,580
History Professors	50	$94,150

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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