History at University of California - San Diego

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UCSD.

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

UCSD History Degrees Available

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

UCSD History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UCSD 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 UCSD 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	46
Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
	170
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	871

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from UCSD. This makes it the #211 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSD History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $26,976. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from UCSD. About 64% were men and 36% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UCSD History Master’s Program

The history program at UCSD awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UCSD, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 7 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.