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History at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Iowa.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in history from Iowa. This makes it the #290 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do History Graduates from Iowa Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $26,945. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

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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

40% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at Iowa awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

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About 85% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 64
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Iowa History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in history from Iowa. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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

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

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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