History at Virginia State University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Virginia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Virginia State.

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 State History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Virginia State History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Virginia State 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 Virginia State 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	1,045

History Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia State, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	4

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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 State University.

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.