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History at McNeese State University

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History at McNeese State University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at McNeese State University stacks up to those at other schools.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284. Of the 1,104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McNeese State University in 2021, 14 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.

McNeese History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

McNeese History Rankings

The history major at McNeese 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 McNeese

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

McNeese History Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from McNeese in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at McNeese since its program graduates 36% more women than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

McNeese 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers 13,930 $51,810
Managers 9,790 $87,080
Curators 140 $42,190
History Professors 110 $71,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators 100 $24,690

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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