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History at Liberty University

History at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 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.

Liberty University History Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in History
  • Bachelor’s Degree in History
  • Master’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Liberty University offers distance education options for history at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Liberty University History Rankings

The history major at Liberty 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.

History Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University History Associate’s Program

47% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of history associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in history only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Liberty University may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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

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

Liberty University History Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Liberty University 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 Liberty University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 164
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 68

Liberty University History Master’s Program

45% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of history master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from Liberty University, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 106
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 364

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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Managers 17,280 $134,500
History Professors 1,030 $72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators 440 $45,100
Curators 300 $63,140

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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