History at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year.

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

USD History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

USD History Rankings

The history major at USD 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 USD

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

USD History Bachelor’s Program

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

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USD History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from USD, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 South Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General 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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Managers	370	$99,030
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$31,550
Curators	70	$50,100
History Professors	50	$68,250

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.