History at Lawrence University

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

Lawrence U is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 1,430. Of the 352 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University in 2021, 15 of them were history majors.

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

Lawrence U History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Lawrence U History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Lawrence U 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 Lawrence U 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	46
Most Focused History Schools	50
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455
Most Popular History Schools	537

History Student Demographics at Lawrence U

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

Lawrence U History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lawrence U, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Lawrence U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lawrence University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lawrence U 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 WI, the home state for Lawrence University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Managers	12,400	$85,050
History Professors	340	$80,590
Curators	210	$50,610
Archivists	90	$47,800

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.