History at The University of West Florida

If you plan to study history, take a look at what The University of West Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UWF.

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

UWF History Degrees Available

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

UWF History Rankings

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

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 UWF 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	72
	176
Best History Schools	236
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	575

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in history from UWF. This makes it the #48 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UWF in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UWF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWF History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in history from UWF. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UWF, 86% were white. This is above average 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 West Florida with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWF 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 West Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	55

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Curators	680	$46,570
History Professors	450	$79,550
Museum Technicians and Conservators	400	$41,600

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.