History at Loras College

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Loras College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,404. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Loras.

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

Loras History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Loras History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Loras 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 Schools	790

History Student Demographics at Loras

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

Loras History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Loras 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 Loras College with a bachelor's in history.

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

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Loras College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	8

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
History Professors	240	$86,690
Curators	150	$45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$45,520

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 Bahua at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.