History at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Luther.

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

Luther History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Luther History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Luther 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 Luther 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	164
Best History Schools	180
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History Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Luther. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Luther since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in history.

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

Luther 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 Luther College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 Luther 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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.