History at University of Dayton

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

UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and approximately 11,650 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UDayton.

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

UDayton History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UDayton History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UDayton 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 UDayton 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 Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	902

History Student Demographics at UDayton

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

UDayton History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UDayton since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UDayton 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 Dayton with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UDayton also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Dayton. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	19

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 OH, the home state for University of Dayton.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Managers	14,410	$107,320
History Professors	880	$88,310
Curators	380	$57,220
Museum Technicians and Conservators	370	$41,940

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 Cfullam under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.