History at Hastings College

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Hastings College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and has a total student population of 982. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Hastings.

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: 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 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
Most Focused History Schools	188
Most Popular History Schools	851

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

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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.

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.