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History at Georgia Southwestern State University

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History at Georgia Southwestern State University

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

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,162. Of the 388 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2021, 6 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.

GSW History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

GSW History Rankings

The history major at GSW 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 GSW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Georgia Southwestern State University.

GSW History Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at GSW since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at GSW 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 Georgia Southwestern State 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 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GSW also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southwestern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 6

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Managers 14,480 $118,060
History Professors 250 $87,150
Curators 240 $46,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators 190 $43,390

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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