History at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 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.

UMBC History Degrees Available

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

UMBC History Rankings

The history major at UMBC 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 UMBC

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

UMBC History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UMBC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMBC History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UMBC, 80% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Maryland - Baltimore County. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	59

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Archivists	430	$67,360
Museum Technicians and Conservators	430	$66,300
History Professors	300	$75,970

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.