History at Walla Walla University

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

Walla Walla U is located in College Place, Washington and approximately 1,737 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Walla Walla U.

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

Walla Walla U History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Walla Walla U History Rankings

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

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 Walla Walla U 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 Schools	183
Most Popular History Schools	670

History Student Demographics at Walla Walla U

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

Walla Walla U History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Walla Walla U. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Walla Walla U since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Walla Walla U 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 Walla Walla University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 WA, the home state for Walla Walla University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
History Professors	430	$71,280
Museum Technicians and Conservators	230	$46,300
Curators	220	$65,790

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 Bryan Aulick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.