History at Winthrop University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Winthrop University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and approximately 5,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in history.

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

Winthrop History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History

Winthrop History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Winthrop

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

Winthrop History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in history from Winthrop. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Winthrop, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Winthrop University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 SC, the home state for Winthrop University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Managers	1,760	$100,890
History Professors	250	$75,570
Curators	110	$49,380
Archivists	90	$42,530

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.