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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UTEP.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	236
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Best History Schools	278

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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	44
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP History Master’s Program

Of the 8 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UTEP, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 35% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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.