History at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 students attend the school each year.

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

UO History Degrees Available

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

UO History Rankings

The history major at UO 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 UO

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

UO History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UO History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of history master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University of Oregon. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Oregon. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	69

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Managers	7,850	$94,400
History Professors	270	$86,620
Curators	130	$49,850
Archivists	80	$43,470

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.