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. Of the 4,115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Reno in 2021, 36 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.

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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from UNR. This makes it the #211 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.

Earnings of UNR History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $33,079. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UNR in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNR are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNR History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in history from UNR. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UNR, 75% 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 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNR 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 - 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.