History at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and approximately 4,293 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,083 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Mary Washington in 2021, 55 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.

UMW History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UMW History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UMW 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 UMW 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 Schools	48
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134

History Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMW. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UMW since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UMW are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Mary Washington with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMW 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 University of Mary Washington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	55

Related Majors

• Education
• 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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.