History at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB History Degrees Available

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

UAB History Rankings

The history major at UAB 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.

History Student Demographics at UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAB History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama at Birmingham. 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
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Managers	2,110	$106,680
History Professors	350	$65,450
Curators	100	$54,900
Archivists	80	$50,790

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.