General History at Wesleyan University

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

Every general history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general 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.

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

Wesleyan U General History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General History

Wesleyan U General History Rankings

The general history major at Wesleyan U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General History Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U General History Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of general history bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical general history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% 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 general 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 general 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

Careers That General History Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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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