History at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Widener.

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

Widener History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Widener History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Widener 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 Widener 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	1,295

History Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Widener, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in history.

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

Widener 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.