History at Hastings College

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

Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and approximately 982 students attend the school each year. Of the 283 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hastings College 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.

Hastings History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Hastings History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Hastings 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170

History Student Demographics at Hastings

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Hastings College.

Hastings History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Hastings. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Hastings 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 Hastings College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Hastings College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hastings College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	7

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 NE, the home state for Hastings College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators	110	$34,240
History Professors	100	$73,050
Curators	100	$46,740

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.