History at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2021, 43 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.

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: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Best Value History Schools	180
	245
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	325

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.

Earnings of UCCS History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCCS is $34,154. This is 18% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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 earned a bachelor's degree in History from UCCS in 2020-2021, 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

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of history master's degrees went to men and 38% went to 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.

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.