History at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,920. In 2021, 21 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Roanoke.

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

Roanoke History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Roanoke History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Roanoke 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 Roanoke 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 Schools	43
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best History Schools	93
	131
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354
Most Popular History Schools	433

Earnings of Roanoke History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Roanoke is $31,415. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Roanoke. About 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Roanoke since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Roanoke 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 Roanoke College.

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 roanokecollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.