History at Western New Mexico 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 Western New Mexico University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in history from Western New Mexico University.

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

Western New Mexico University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western New Mexico University offers distance education options for history at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Western New Mexico University History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Western New Mexico University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Western New Mexico University 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 Popular Online History Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Popular Online History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused History Schools	1,278

History Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Western New Mexico University awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western New Mexico University 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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Curators	120	$52,880
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$38,690
Historians	50	$71,800

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.