History at Kentucky Wesleyan 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 Kentucky Wesleyan College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wesleyan is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and approximately 887 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 history majors received their bachelor's degree from 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.

Wesleyan History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Wesleyan History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Wesleyan 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 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	122
Most Focused History Schools	135
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	832
Most Popular History Schools	958

History Student Demographics at Wesleyan

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

Wesleyan History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wesleyan, about 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wesleyan since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at 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 Kentucky Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kentucky Wesleyan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	5

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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 KY, the home state for Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Managers	3,260	$92,630
History Professors	290	$65,410
Curators	150	$51,230
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$39,410

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 Matthewru under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.