History at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447. In 2021, 23 history majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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

NSU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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.

NSU does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
	315
	315
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	480
Most Focused History Schools	558

How Much Do History Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $25,607. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from NSU. About 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at NSU 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 State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NSU 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.