History at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887. Of the 740 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in 2021, 11 of them were history majors.

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

UAFS History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UAFS History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how UAFS performed in these rankings.

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 UAFS 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
	161
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322
Most Popular History Schools	670
Most Focused History Schools	802

History Student Demographics at UAFS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

UAFS History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from UAFS. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UAFS since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UAFS 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 Arkansas - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAFS also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Arkansas - Fort Smith. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	11

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Managers	3,360	$86,410
History Professors	220	$82,070
Curators	80	$50,920
Archivists	60	$59,480

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.