History at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year.

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

UTEP History Degrees Available

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

UTEP History Rankings

The history major at UTEP 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of history master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 57% 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 El Paso with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at The University of Texas at El Paso. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at El Paso. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	58

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.