History at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203. In 2021, 4 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Western.

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 History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Western History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Western 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 History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	915
Most Popular History Schools	1,045

History Student Demographics at Western

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

Western History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Western in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Western 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 Western Colorado University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Managers	8,940	$138,490
History Professors	360	$70,690
Museum Technicians and Conservators	280	$42,580
Curators	220	$62,090

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.