History Education at Buena Vista University

If you plan to study history education, take a look at what Buena Vista University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 students attend the school each year. Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in 2021, 8 of them were history education majors.

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

BVU History Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History Teacher Education

BVU History Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history teacher education progam at BVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 teacher education major at BVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History Education. 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 Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused History Education Schools	8
Most Popular History Education Schools	25
Best History Education Schools	35
Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
	42
	43
Best Value History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64

History Teacher Education Student Demographics at BVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history teacher education majors at Buena Vista University.

BVU History Education Bachelor’s Program

The history teacher education program at BVU awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history teacher education at BVU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Buena Vista University with a bachelor's in history teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Art Education
• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• English & Language Arts Education

Careers That History Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in history teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Education Professors	760	$75,060
History Professors	240	$86,690

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.