History at Virginia Military Institute

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Military Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 1,698 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 history majors received their bachelor's degree from VMI.

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

VMI History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

VMI History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at VMI 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 VMI 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused History Schools	9
Best History Schools	15
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
	33
	34
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Best Value History Schools	158
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Most Popular History Schools	291

Earnings of VMI History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at VMI is $39,325. This is 36% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at VMI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Virginia Military Institute.

VMI History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 97% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 3% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at VMI 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 Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VMI 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Military Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

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 Kbog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.