History at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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 Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UAF.

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

UAF History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAF offers distance education options for history at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAF History Rankings

The history major at UAF 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 UAF

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

UAF History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UAF in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAF 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
High School Teachers	2,380	$77,920
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Museum Technicians and Conservators	70	$50,660
Curators	60	$66,070

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.