History at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UT Permian Basin.

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 Permian Basin History Degrees Available

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

UT Permian Basin History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UT Permian Basin 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 UT Permian Basin 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	107
Most Popular History Schools	632
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	645
Most Focused History Schools	730

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from UT Permian Basin. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Permian Basin since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Permian Basin History Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UT Permian Basin in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UT Permian Basin 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 of the Permian Basin. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	12

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 of the Permian Basin.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.