History at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and approximately 8,783 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UM Dearborn.

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

UM Dearborn History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UM Dearborn History Rankings

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

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 UM Dearborn 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 Focused History Schools	815

History Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn 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 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UM Dearborn 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 Michigan - Dearborn with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UM Dearborn also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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 Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.