History at University of North Georgia

If you plan to study history, take a look at what University of North Georgia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and approximately 19,793 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Georgia in 2021, 55 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.

UNG History Degrees Available

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

UNG History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at UNG 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
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
	194
Best History Schools	218
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	290

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

Earnings of UNG History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNG is $25,400. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

History Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNG, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNG 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNG History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UNG, 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 North Georgia 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

UNG 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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Managers	14,480	$118,060
History Professors	250	$87,150
Curators	240	$46,380
Museum Technicians and Conservators	190	$43,390

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.