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History at West Virginia State University

History at West Virginia State University

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

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year.

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

WVSU History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

WVSU History Rankings

The history major at WVSU 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 WVSU

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

WVSU History Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at WVSU 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 West Virginia State University with a bachelor's in history.

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 7

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Managers 1,880 $77,290
History Professors 270 $47,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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