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History at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,908. In 2021, 20 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Wheaton College Illinois.

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

Wheaton College Illinois History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Wheaton College Illinois History Rankings

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

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 Wheaton College Illinois 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 190
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 373

History Student Demographics at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois History Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Wheaton College Illinois. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wheaton College Illinois since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wheaton College Illinois also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wheaton College Illinois. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 20

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 IL, the home state for Wheaton College Illinois.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators 940 $45,210
History Professors 780 $85,090
Curators 380 $56,420
Archivists 170 $63,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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