History at University of Central Oklahoma

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. Of the 2,442 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Oklahoma in 2021, 25 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.

UCO History Degrees Available

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

UCO History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UCO 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	299
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	653

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in history from UCO. This makes it the #42 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UCO in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UCO are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCO History Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UCO in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UCO, 80% 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 Central Oklahoma with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCO also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student 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 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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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
• Image Credit: By Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.