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History at Eastern Oregon University

History at Eastern Oregon University

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

EOU is located in La Grande, Oregon and has a total student population of 2,853.

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

EOU History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at EOU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

EOU does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

EOU History Rankings

The history major at EOU 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.

History Student Demographics at EOU

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

EOU History Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at EOU since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at EOU 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 Eastern Oregon University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 19

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 OR, the home state for Eastern Oregon University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Managers 7,850 $94,400
History Professors 270 $86,620
Curators 130 $49,850
Archivists 80 $43,470

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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