History at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563. In 2021, 49 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UAB.

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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in history from UAB. This makes it the #96 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAB History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $24,655. 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 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

Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from UAB in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 90% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAB History Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UAB in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UAB, 78% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAB 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 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.