History Education at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In 2021, 6 history teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from WWU.

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.

WWU History Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History Teacher Education

WWU History Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history teacher education major at WWU 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
Best History Education Schools	5
Best Value History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value History Education Schools	30
Most Popular History Education Schools	33

History Teacher Education Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU History Education Bachelor’s Program

The history teacher education program at WWU awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women. The typical history teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history teacher education at WWU 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 Western Washington 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WWU 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

• Biology Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Chemistry Education
• Earth Science Teacher 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280
History Professors	430	$71,280

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.