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. In 2021, 43 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UCCS.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UCCS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Popular History Schools	142
Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools	239

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in history from UCCS. This makes it the #56 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UCCS in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were 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 1% more women than average.

About 74% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCCS History Master’s Program

Of the 13 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCCS, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UCCS, 69% were white. This is typical 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCCS 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	56

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.