History at University of the Cumberlands

If you plan to study history, take a look at what University of the Cumberlands has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and approximately 19,110 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Cumberlands.

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

Cumberlands History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Cumberlands History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Cumberlands performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Cumberlands 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	832

History Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Cumberlands. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cumberlands 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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Managers	3,260	$92,630
History Professors	290	$65,410
Curators	150	$51,230
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$39,410

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.