History at Weber State University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Weber State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and approximately 29,596 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 history majors received their bachelor's degree from WSU.

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

WSU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

WSU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at WSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at WSU 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 Value History Schools	101
Best History Schools	298
Most Popular History Schools	340
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,009

History Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from WSU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at WSU 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 Weber State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WSU 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 Weber State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Weber State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	28

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 UT, the home state for Weber State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Managers	3,310	$102,290
History Professors	250	$86,170
Historians	240	$70,310
Archivists	120	$34,400

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 D.fletcher4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.