History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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

UIUC History Degrees Available

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

UIUC History Rankings

The history major at UIUC 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UIUC 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	68
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of history master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UIUC, 100% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	117

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators	940	$45,210
History Professors	780	$85,090
Curators	380	$56,420
Archivists	170	$63,200

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.