History Education at Western Washington University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying history education, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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

WWU History Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History Teacher Education

WWU History Education Rankings

The history teacher education major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History Education. 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 Teacher Education Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU History Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of history teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical history teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history teacher education at WWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That History Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in history teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280
History Professors	430	$71,280

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
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