History at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Nicholls State 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.

Nicholls State University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at Nicholls State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Nicholls State University does offer online courses in history for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Nicholls State University History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Nicholls State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Nicholls State 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
Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Online History Schools	24
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292

History Student Demographics at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Nicholls State University in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Nicholls State University since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Nicholls State 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 Nicholls State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Nicholls State 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

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nicholls State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	24

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 LA, the home state for Nicholls 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Z28scrambler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.