History at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450.

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

UL Lafayette History Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette History Rankings

The history major at UL Lafayette 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.

History Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UL Lafayette since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UL Lafayette History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of history master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	22

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• English Language & Literature
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Curators	140	$42,190
History Professors	110	$71,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators	100	$24,690

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.