History at The University of Texas at El Paso

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at El Paso. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. Of the 3,981 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 49 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.

UTEP History Degrees Available

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

UTEP History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how UTEP 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 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
Most Focused History Graduate Certificate Schools	31

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.

Earnings of UTEP History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $28,278. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UTEP in 2021, 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

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of history master's degrees went to men and 25% went to 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.

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.