History at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 15 of them were history majors.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	994

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in history from EWU. This makes it the #71 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from EWU. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at EWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU History Master’s Program

Of the 11 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from EWU, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU 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 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.