History at William Peace 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 William Peace University stacks up to those at other schools.

WPU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 830. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in history from WPU.

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

WPU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

WPU History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at WPU 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	173
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	832
Most Popular History Schools	958

History Student Demographics at WPU

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

WPU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from WPU in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at WPU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Peace University with a bachelor's in history.

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

WPU 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 William Peace University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	5

Related Majors

• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 NC, the home state for William Peace University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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 Abbylabar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.