History at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus in 2021, 80 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.

Pitt History Degrees Available

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

Pitt History Rankings

The history major at Pitt 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in history from Pitt. 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.

Earnings of Pitt History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $27,234. 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 Pitt

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

Pitt History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Pitt History Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in history from Pitt in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Pitt, 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 11 students 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.