History at The University of Texas at Arlington

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

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UT Arlington.

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 Arlington History Degrees Available

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

UT Arlington History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UT Arlington compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 major at UT Arlington 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Popular History Schools	40

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in history from UT Arlington. This makes it the #27 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Arlington History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $36,648. This is 27% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Arlington since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Arlington History Master’s Program

The history program at UT Arlington awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UT Arlington, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 2 students 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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 Kllwiki under License

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