History at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 91 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UMN Twin Cities.

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

UMN Twin Cities History Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities History Rankings

The history major at UMN Twin Cities 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in history from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #290 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from UMN Twin Cities. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMN Twin Cities History Master’s Program

The history program at UMN Twin Cities awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 100% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in history.

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

UMN Twin Cities also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	108

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Managers	9,350	$128,590
History Professors	340	$80,920
Curators	200	$55,740
Museum Technicians and Conservators	200	$42,750

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.