History at Peru State College

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 Peru State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,902. Of the 262 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Peru State College in 2021, 4 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.

Peru State History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Peru State History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Peru State 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 Peru State 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	503
Most Focused History Schools	587
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	915
Most Popular History Schools	1,045

History Student Demographics at Peru State

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

Peru State History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Peru State 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 Peru State since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Peru State 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 Peru State College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Peru State 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Peru State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	4

Related Majors

• 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 NE, the home state for Peru State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators	110	$34,240
History Professors	100	$73,050
Curators	100	$46,740

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.