History at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and approximately 7,547 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Platteville.

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 - Platteville History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UW - Platteville History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville 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	735
Most Popular History Schools	851

History Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from UW - Platteville. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville.

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 James Steakley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.