History at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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

WSU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

WSU History Rankings

The history major at WSU 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 WSU

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

WSU History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSU History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of history master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from WSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wichita State University with a master'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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	18

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators	160	$36,040
History Professors	150	$75,440
Curators	120	$50,630

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.