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. In 2021, 198 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Liberty 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.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Liberty University 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	20
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused History Associate Degree Schools	178

In 2021, 148 students received their master’s degree in history from Liberty University. This makes it the #3 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of history associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in history at Liberty University are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Liberty University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Liberty University History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Liberty University. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men.

About 69% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	137
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Liberty University History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 students earned a master's degree in history from Liberty University. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Liberty University, 68% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	100
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

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

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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.