General History at Grand Valley State University

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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

GVSU General History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General History

GVSU General History Rankings

The general history major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General History Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general history majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU General History Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of general history bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical general history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general history at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in general history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General History Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Historians	40	$63,170

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
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