History at Eastern Washington University

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349.

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

EWU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

EWU History Rankings

The history major at EWU 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 EWU

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

EWU History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at EWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of history master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from EWU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	26

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
History Professors	430	$71,280
Museum Technicians and Conservators	230	$46,300
Curators	220	$65,790

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.