History at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 101 history majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU.

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

BYU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

BYU History Rankings

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

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 major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools	139
	186

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in history from BYU. This is the #343 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 101 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	88
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	101

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Managers	3,310	$102,290
History Professors	250	$86,170
Historians	240	$70,310
Archivists	120	$34,400

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.