History at Wayne State University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Wayne State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,208 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University in 2021, 19 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.

Wayne State History Degrees Available

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

Wayne State History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Wayne State 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 Wayne 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
	95
	221
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	237
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	385
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	389
Best Value History Schools	400

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from Wayne State. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do History Graduates from Wayne State Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $23,971. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Wayne State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Wayne State History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in history from Wayne State. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Wayne State, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 1 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.