History at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UW - La Crosse.

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 - La Crosse History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UW - La Crosse History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how UW - La Crosse 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 UW - La Crosse 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	38
	204
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354

History Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from UW - La Crosse. About 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - La Crosse since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UW - La Crosse 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 - La Crosse with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	21

Related Majors

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

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 - La Crosse.

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.