History at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

If you plan to study history, take a look at what University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and has a total student population of 5,887. In 2021, 11 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UAFS.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UAFS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	161
	161
Most Focused History Schools	802

Earnings of UAFS History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAFS is $30,485. This is 6% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UAFS in 2021, 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.

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

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