History at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UGA.

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

UGA History Degrees Available

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

UGA History Rankings

The history major at UGA 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from UGA. This makes it the #127 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA History Bachelor’s Program

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 UGA since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	75
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UGA History Master’s Program

Of the 7 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UGA, 86% 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 Georgia with a master's in history.

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

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University of Georgia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	96

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
History Professors	250	$87,150
Curators	240	$46,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators	190	$43,390

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.