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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in history from TWU.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at TWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
Best History Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular History Schools	387
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,000

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.

Earnings of TWU History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at TWU is $35,952. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to 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

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of history master's degrees went to men and 80% went to 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.

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.