History at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 8,302. Of the 1,727 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point in 2021, 24 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 - Stevens Point History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UW - Stevens Point History Rankings

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

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 - Stevens Point 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	32
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470

History Student Demographics at UW - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from UW - Stevens Point. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Stevens Point since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UW - Stevens Point 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 - Stevens Point with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Stevens Point 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 - Stevens Point. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	24

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 - Stevens Point.

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 self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.