History at Sewanee - The University of the South

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

Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and approximately 1,800 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in history 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

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Sewanee 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 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 Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused History Schools	19
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 graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Sewanee in 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.

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.