History at University of Louisiana at Monroe

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at University of Louisiana at Monroe. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,888. Of the 1,195 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2021, 20 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.

ULM History Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ULM offers distance education options for history at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ULM History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at ULM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at ULM 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
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Best History Schools	321
	354

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in history from ULM. This makes it the #48 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from ULM in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at ULM since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at ULM 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 Monroe with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ULM History Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in History from ULM in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from ULM, 93% 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 Louisiana at Monroe with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ULM also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Louisiana at Monroe. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	34

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 Monroe.

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.