History at Lander University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Lander University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lander University is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,513. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Lander University.

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

Lander University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Lander University History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Lander University 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 Lander University 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
	253
	256
Best History Schools	329
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
Most Focused History Schools	441
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Most Popular History Schools	790

Earnings of Lander University History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lander University is $27,728. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

History Student Demographics at Lander University

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

Lander University History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Lander University. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Lander University since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Lander University 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 Lander University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lander University 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 SC, the home state for Lander University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Managers	1,760	$100,890
History Professors	250	$75,570
Curators	110	$49,380
Archivists	90	$42,530

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.