History at University of Puget Sound
Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Puget Sound.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.
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Puget Sound History Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in History
Puget Sound History Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound performed in these rankings.
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 Puget Sound 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 |
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Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 232 |
346 |
Earnings of Puget Sound History Graduates
The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $24,461. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.
History Student Demographics at Puget Sound
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at University of Puget Sound.
Puget Sound History Bachelor’s Program
About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Puget Sound 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 University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's in history.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Puget Sound 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.
Occupation | Jobs in WA | Average Salary in WA |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 14,560 | $67,550 |
Managers | 11,280 | $125,490 |
History Professors | 430 | $71,280 |
Museum Technicians and Conservators | 230 | $46,300 |
Curators | 220 | $65,790 |
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 Joe Mabel under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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