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History at George Fox University

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

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,106. Of the 651 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Fox University in 2021, 7 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.

GFU History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

GFU History Rankings

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

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 GFU 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 Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 735
Most Popular History Schools 851

History Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU History Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from GFU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at GFU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at GFU 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GFU 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 OR, the home state for George Fox 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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