History at University of North Florida

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at University of North Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and approximately 16,926 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UNF.

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

UNF History Degrees Available

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

UNF History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UNF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at UNF 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
	74
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	183

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from UNF. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do History Graduates from UNF Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNF is $32,708. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNF, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UNF since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNF 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 North Florida with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNF History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in history from UNF. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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 North Florida with a master's in history.

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

UNF 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 FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Curators	680	$46,570
History Professors	450	$79,550
Museum Technicians and Conservators	400	$41,600

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 The222 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.