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History at Southern Virginia University

History at Southern Virginia 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 Southern Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

SVU is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and approximately 1,140 students attend the school each year.

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

SVU History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

SVU History Rankings

The history major at SVU 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.

History Student Demographics at SVU

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

SVU History Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SVU 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 Southern Virginia University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Southern Virginia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 4

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 Southern Virginia 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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