History at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UC Davis.

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 Davis History Degrees Available

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

UC Davis History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UC Davis 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 UC Davis 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 Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	326
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	581

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from UC Davis. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do History Graduates from UC Davis Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $31,189. This is 8% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from UC Davis. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	45
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UC Davis History Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UC Davis in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 5 students 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.