History at University of Central Oklahoma

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 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.

UCO History Degrees Available

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

UCO History Rankings

The history major at UCO 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.

History Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO History Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCO since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UCO are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCO History Master’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of history master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UCO, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Oklahoma 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Oklahoma. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	40

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Managers	1,780	$102,710
History Professors	170	$65,660
Curators	170	$46,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	110	$34,410

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
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