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History at Valparaiso University

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History at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Valpo.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Valpo History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Valpo History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Valpo performed in these rankings.

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 Valpo 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 Schools 851

History Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo History Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Valpo. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Valpo 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Managers 7,290 $71,560
History Professors 290 $83,760
Curators 210 $45,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators 180 $36,250

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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