History at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 10,531. Of the 2,199 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in 2021, 21 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 - La Crosse History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UW - La Crosse History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UW - La Crosse compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
Best History Schools	102
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Earnings of UW - La Crosse History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - La Crosse is $29,300. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 21 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 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.

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.