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History at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

History at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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

UCCS History Degrees Available

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

UCCS History Rankings

The history major at UCCS 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 UCCS

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

UCCS History Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCCS since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UCCS History Master’s Program

35% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of history master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from UCCS, 82% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
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 Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 56

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Managers 8,940 $138,490
History Professors 360 $70,690
Museum Technicians and Conservators 280 $42,580
Curators 220 $62,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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