History at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 103 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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

UH History Degrees Available

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

UH History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UH 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 UH 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
	109
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	324

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

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UH

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

UH History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from UH. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 history majors earned their master's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 72% better than the national average.*

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

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

UH also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	111

Related Majors

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

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.