History at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 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.

UChicago History Degrees Available

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

UChicago History Rankings

The history major at UChicago 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UChicago History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of history master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University of Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	103

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• English Language & Literature

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210
History Professors	780	$85,090
Curators	380	$56,420
Archivists	170	$63,200

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.