History at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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

Virginia Tech History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Virginia Tech History Rankings

The history major at Virginia Tech 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.

History Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Virginia Tech 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 Tech with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Virginia Tech History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of history master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% women graduate in history each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 41% more women than average.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Virginia Tech, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in history.

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	82

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism

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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.