History at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Berkeley History Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley History Rankings

The history major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	39
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UC Berkeley History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of history master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UC Berkeley, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	149

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.