History at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and approximately 1,066 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.

West Virginia Wesleyan History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

West Virginia Wesleyan History Rankings

The history major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 West Virginia Wesleyan

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

West Virginia Wesleyan History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at West Virginia Wesleyan 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 Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

West Virginia Wesleyan History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of history master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	5

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 Wesleyan College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.