History at Sewanee - The University of the South

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Sewanee - The University of the South. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,800. In 2021, 28 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Sewanee.

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

Sewanee History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Sewanee History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Sewanee 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 Sewanee 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Most Popular History Schools	340

History Student Demographics at Sewanee

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

Sewanee History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Sewanee in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Sewanee 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 Sewanee - The University of the South with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Sewanee also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sewanee - The University of the South. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	28

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 TN, the home state for Sewanee - The University of the South.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Managers	14,480	$83,010
History Professors	500	$73,040
Curators	170	$49,920
Museum Technicians and Conservators	130	$43,940

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 Uncited photographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.