History at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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 West Virginia Wesleyan College stacks up to those at other schools.

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in history from West Virginia Wesleyan.

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

West Virginia Wesleyan History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Schools	298
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	832

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at West Virginia Wesleyan since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

West Virginia Wesleyan 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 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.