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History at University of Richmond

History at University of Richmond

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

URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,056.

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

URichmond History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

URichmond History Rankings

The history major at URichmond 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 URichmond

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

URichmond History Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at URichmond are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Richmond 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 4
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Richmond. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 15

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 Richmond.

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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