History at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 24,723. Of the 2,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus in 2021, 36 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.

CU Anschutz History Degrees Available

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

CU Anschutz History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz 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 History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Best Value History Schools	133
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do History Graduates from CU Anschutz Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU Anschutz is $36,472. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from CU Anschutz in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at CU Anschutz 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CU Anschutz History Master’s Program

The history program at CU Anschutz awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from CU Anschutz, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

CU Anschutz 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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 Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.