History at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

UW - Green Bay is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 8,954. Of the 1,448 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay in 2021, 33 of them were history majors.

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

UW - Green Bay History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UW - Green Bay History Rankings

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

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 UW - Green Bay 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
Best Value History Schools	27
	112
	113

History Student Demographics at UW - Green Bay

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

UW - Green Bay History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UW - Green Bay in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UW - Green Bay 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 Wisconsin - Green Bay with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	33

Related Majors

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

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Green Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Managers	12,400	$85,050
History Professors	340	$80,590
Curators	210	$50,610
Archivists	90	$47,800

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 User:Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.