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History at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 35 history majors a year. That puts it 250th of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 127 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×).

58/100Solid#250 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year35under 1% of the class
Courses in the catalog127more than 80% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$45,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$591Ka year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1220whole school

Around West Virginia University

Stewart Hall
Stewart HallPhoto: Stryker33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Purinton House
PurintonPhoto: Stryker33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2017
Woodburn Hall WVU 2017Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of Woodburn Circle on West Virginia University's downtown campus
Woodburn-circle-aerialPhoto: Wvuuam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wise Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Fraternity or sorority house 6 · Dorm 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. University of Portland 59
  2. Wheaton College (MA) 59
  3. Loyola University Maryland 59
  4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 58
  5. University of Massachusetts–Boston 58
  6. Siena College 58
  7. Nazareth University 58
  8. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 58

Other strong majors at West Virginia University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares West Virginia University 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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