History at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Alabama in Huntsville stacks up to those at other schools.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UAH.

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

UAH History Degrees Available

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

UAH History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UAH 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 UAH 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 Popular History Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Most Focused History Schools	777
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	928

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in history from UAH. This makes it the #181 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAH, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UAH 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 in Huntsville with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH History Master’s Program

The history program at UAH awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UAH, 100% 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 in Huntsville with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH 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 in Huntsville.

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.