History at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,521 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis in 2021, 31 of them were history majors.

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

IUPUI History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

IUPUI History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at IUPUI 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in history from IUPUI. This makes it the #84 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of IUPUI History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUPUI is $33,182. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from IUPUI. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at IUPUI since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at IUPUI 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IUPUI History Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in history from IUPUI in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from IUPUI, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Managers	7,290	$71,560
History Professors	290	$83,760
Curators	210	$45,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators	180	$36,250

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 Daderot under License

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