History at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University stacks up to those at other schools.

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 students attend the school each year. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in 2021, 27 of them were history majors.

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

Washington and Lee History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Washington and Lee History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee 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	67
Most Focused History Schools	71
Most Popular History Schools	354

History Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Washington and Lee since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee 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 User:BlueGold73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.