History at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and approximately 7,869 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth in 2021, 23 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.

UMass Dartmouth History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UMass Dartmouth History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Dartmouth performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at UMass Dartmouth 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
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323
Best Value History Schools	388
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	391

History Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UMass Dartmouth 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 Massachusetts - Dartmouth with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Dartmouth 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 Massachusetts - Dartmouth. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	23

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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 User: LGagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.