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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Seattle U.

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

Seattle U History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Seattle U History Rankings

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

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 Seattle U 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 Popular History Schools	670

History Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Seattle U awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Seattle U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Seattle U 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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
History Professors	430	$71,280
Museum Technicians and Conservators	230	$46,300
Curators	220	$65,790

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.