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History at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,636. In 2021, 9 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 178
Most Focused History Schools 195
Most Popular History Schools 750

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

67% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Illinois Wesleyan in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois Wesleyan 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 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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