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. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 97 of them were history majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in History

UIUC History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	811

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from UIUC. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 97 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from UIUC in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UIUC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC History Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in History from UIUC in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UIUC, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 14 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 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

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Psychology
• 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 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.