History at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 319 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.

UCLA History Degrees Available

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

UCLA History Rankings

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

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 UCLA 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 Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	263
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
	311

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in history from UCLA. This makes it the #84 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 319 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	152
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UCLA History Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UCLA in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 15 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	344

Related Majors

• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.