History at Texas Woman’s University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Texas Woman's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 16,433. Of the 2,404 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Woman's University in 2021, 19 of them were history majors.

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

TWU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

TWU History Rankings

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

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 TWU 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
	42
	64

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in history from TWU. This makes it the #181 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from TWU in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at TWU since its program graduates 47% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at TWU 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 Texas Woman's University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TWU History Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in history from TWU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from TWU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Woman's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	24

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 TX, the home state for Texas Woman's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.