History at Wake Forest University

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 Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. In 2021, 33 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University.

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

Wake Forest University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Wake Forest University History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University 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
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	468

History Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Wake Forest University in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in history.

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

Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	33

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.