History at Xavier University of Louisiana

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Xavier University of Louisiana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

XULA is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 3,383 students attend the school each year. Of the 358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2021, 8 of them were history majors.

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

XULA History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

XULA History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how XULA 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 XULA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	369
Most Focused History Schools	424
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680

History Student Demographics at XULA

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

XULA History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at XULA since its program graduates 45% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% 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 Xavier University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	8

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education
• Psychology

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 LA, the home state for Xavier University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Curators	140	$42,190
History Professors	110	$71,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$24,690

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 anthony turducken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.