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. In 2021, 14 history majors received their bachelor's degree from URichmond.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at URichmond 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools	26

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from URichmond. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at URichmond 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 Richmond with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Education
• 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.