History at Dakota Wesleyan University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Dakota Wesleyan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and has a total student population of 933. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in history from Dakota Wesleyan University.

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

Dakota Wesleyan University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Dakota Wesleyan University History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Dakota Wesleyan University performed in these rankings.

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 Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	996

History Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Dakota Wesleyan University awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in history.

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

Dakota Wesleyan University 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 SD, the home state for Dakota Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Managers	370	$99,030
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$31,550
Curators	70	$50,100
History Professors	50	$68,250

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 Jake DeGroot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.