History at University of Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UPenn.

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

UPenn History Degrees Available

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

UPenn History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at UPenn 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 History Master’s Degree Schools	4

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from UPenn. This makes it the #127 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from UPenn. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UPenn are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UPenn History Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in History from UPenn in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UPenn, 86% 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 Pennsylvania with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPenn also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	71

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.