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History at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UT Chattanooga.

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

UT Chattanooga History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

UT Chattanooga History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how UT Chattanooga 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 UT Chattanooga 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
Best History Schools 335
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 337
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 645

How Much Do History Graduates from UT Chattanooga Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Chattanooga is $23,558. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

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History Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga History Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from UT Chattanooga. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UT Chattanooga 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Managers 14,480 $83,010
History Professors 500 $73,040
Curators 170 $49,920
Museum Technicians and Conservators 130 $43,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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