History at University of Georgia

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 89 history majors received their bachelor's degree 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.

Earnings of UGA History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $28,733. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from UGA. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. 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

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of history master's degrees went to men and 57% went to 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.

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.