History at Wesleyan University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053.

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

Wesleyan U History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

Wesleyan U History Rankings

The history major at Wesleyan 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.

History Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U History Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wesleyan U since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Wesleyan U are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	18

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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Managers	6,590	$129,730
History Professors	320	$83,870
Museum Technicians and Conservators	290	$55,340
Curators	230	$67,430

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
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