History at The University of Texas at Dallas

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at The University of Texas at Dallas stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas 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.

UT Dallas History Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas History Rankings

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

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 Dallas 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 Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	217

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in history from UT Dallas. This makes it the #108 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Dallas History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $33,516. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Dallas. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UT Dallas are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Dallas History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in history from UT Dallas. About 38% were men and 63% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 Dallas with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Dallas 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.