History at Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in 2021, 18 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.

Wesleyan U History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Wesleyan U History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Wesleyan U performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	407
Most Popular History Schools	479

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in history from Wesleyan U. This is the #343 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 2% more women than average.

About 61% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wesleyan U 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 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
• Image Credit: By Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.