History at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. In 2021, 36 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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

UNLV History Degrees Available

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

UNLV History Rankings

The history major at UNLV 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, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from UNLV. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNLV, about 64% were men and 36% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNLV 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNLV History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in history from UNLV. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNLV 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
History Professors	120	$63,440
Curators	100	$56,580
Museum Technicians and Conservators	50	$36,240

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.