History at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 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.

Iowa History Degrees Available

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

Iowa History Rankings

The history major at Iowa 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa 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 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Iowa History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Iowa, 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 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	78

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
History Professors	240	$86,690
Curators	150	$45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$45,520

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.