History at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,989. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UW - Whitewater.

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 - Whitewater History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UW - Whitewater History Rankings

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

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 - Whitewater 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 History Schools	114
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	385
Most Focused History Schools	440

History Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Whitewater, about 63% were men and 37% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	43

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 - Whitewater.

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.