History at Westmont College

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Westmont is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 1,226.

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

Westmont History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

Westmont History Rankings

The history major at Westmont 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 Westmont

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

Westmont History Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Westmont since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Westmont College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Westmont College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	12

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 CA, the home state for Westmont College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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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