History at Lock Haven University

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

LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,163. Of the 522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lock Haven University in 2021, 3 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.

LHU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

LHU History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how LHU performed in these rankings.

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 LHU 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 Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	984
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,024
Most Popular History Schools	1,124

History Student Demographics at LHU

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

LHU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from LHU. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at LHU since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at LHU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

LHU 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 PA, the home state for Lock Haven University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.