History at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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 - Whitewater stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,281 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in 2021, 43 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 - 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: 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 - 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
Most Focused History Basic Certificate Schools	20
Best Value History Schools	33

Earnings of UW - Whitewater History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Whitewater is $29,891. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The history program at UW - Whitewater awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to 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.

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

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