History at University of Nevada - Reno

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 - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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

UNR History Degrees Available

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

UNR History Rankings

The history major at UNR 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.

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 UNR

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

UNR History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNR are white. This is typical 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 - Reno with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNR History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of history master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
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 Nevada - Reno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	40

Related Majors

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

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 - Reno.

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.