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General History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

General History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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

UIUC General History Degrees Available

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

UIUC General History Rankings

The general history major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general history. This makes the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General History Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC General History Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of general history bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general history.

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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 General History Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a general 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 general history.

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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

Careers That General History Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
History Professors 780 $85,090
Historians 70 $64,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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