History at Regent 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 Regent University stacks up to those at other schools.

Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,483. Of the 677 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Regent University in 2021, 11 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.

Regent History Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in History
• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Regent History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Regent performed in these rankings.

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 Regent 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 Associate Degree Schools	6
Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools	144
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	402

History Student Demographics at Regent

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

Regent History Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Regent does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in history graduates 72% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Regent History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Regent in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Regent since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Regent are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Regent University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Regent 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 Regent University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	13

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Regent 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 DebateLord under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.