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History at University of Mary Washington

University of Mary Washington graduates about 30 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 183rd of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 59 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 37% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year303% of the class
Courses in the catalog59more than 37% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$255Ka year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1170–1340whole school

Around University of Mary Washington

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2012-366-108 Pull Pull (6943503406)Photo: cogdogblog · CC BY 2.0 · source
That is, Fames Farmer
2012-366-74 Farmer (6986516967)Photo: cogdogblog · CC BY 2.0 · source
A sea of seats for Saturday's graduation at University of Mary Washington. With
2012-366-131 Graduating Aisle (7174181426)Photo: cogdogblog · CC BY 2.0 · source
Ball Hall on the Fredericksburg campus of the University of Mary Washington.
Ball HallPhoto: Kenneth Hawes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Simpson Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 20 · Dorm 20 · Student housing 5 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 64
  2. Chapman University 64
  3. Christopher Newport University 63
  4. The University of Oklahoma 63
  5. Kansas State University 63
  6. Seattle University 63
  7. Rutgers University–Newark 63
  8. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 62

Other strong majors at University of Mary Washington

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Mary Washington with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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