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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in history from USD.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at USD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	246
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	891

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from USD. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 12 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USD History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 history majors earned their master's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from USD, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USD 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 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.