History at Washington University in St Louis

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 University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in history from WUSTL.

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

WUSTL History Degrees Available

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

WUSTL History Rankings

The history major at WUSTL 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from WUSTL. This makes it the #211 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from WUSTL. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at WUSTL 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 University in St Louis with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WUSTL History Master’s Program

Of the 4 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WUSTL also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 3 students 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$41,350
History Professors	360	$80,820
Curators	220	$62,240

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.