History at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 827 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland in 2021, 8 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.

University of Portland History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

University of Portland History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how University of Portland performed in these rankings.

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 University of Portland 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
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Most Focused History Schools	823

History Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from University of Portland in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Portland since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at University of Portland 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 Portland with a bachelor'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	1

University of Portland also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student 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 Portland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	8

Related Majors

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

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 Portland.

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.