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History at Illinois Wesleyan University

History at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and approximately 1,636 students attend the school each year.

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

Illinois Wesleyan History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Illinois Wesleyan History Rankings

The history major at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan History Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan 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 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Illinois Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 9

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 IL, the home state for Illinois Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators 940 $45,210
History Professors 780 $85,090
Curators 380 $56,420
Archivists 170 $63,200

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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