History at Northwest Missouri State University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Northwest Missouri State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 2021, 10 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.

Northwest History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Northwest History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Northwest 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 Northwest 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 Schools	1,054

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in history from Northwest. This is the #318 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Northwest in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University 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	0

Northwest History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Northwest.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a master's in history.

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

Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$41,350
History Professors	360	$80,820
Curators	220	$62,240

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.