History at Radford University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Radford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. Of the 1,766 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Radford University in 2021, 21 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.

Radford History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Radford History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Radford 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 Radford 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
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value History Schools	190

How Much Do History Graduates from Radford Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $25,381. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Radford 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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

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 Matt under License

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