History at Wilkes University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Wilkes University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Wilkes.

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

Wilkes History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Wilkes History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Wilkes 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	768

History Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Wilkes in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wilkes 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 Wilkes 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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.