History at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,555 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 32 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.

UNI History Degrees Available

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

UNI History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UNI 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 UNI 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	27
Best History Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular History Schools	281

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

How Much Do History Graduates from UNI Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $34,792. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from UNI in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI History Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in History from UNI in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UNI, 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 Northern Iowa 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

UNI 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
History Professors	240	$86,690
Curators	150	$45,900
Museum Technicians and Conservators	90	$45,520

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.