History at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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

NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 history majors received their bachelor's degree from NWOSU.

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

NWOSU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

NWOSU History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at NWOSU 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	558
Most Focused History Schools	647
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	915
Most Popular History Schools	1,045

History Student Demographics at NWOSU

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

NWOSU History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at NWOSU awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at NWOSU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at NWOSU 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 Northwestern Oklahoma 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 OK, the home state for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Managers	1,780	$102,710
History Professors	170	$65,660
Curators	170	$46,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	110	$34,410

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.