History at University of South Carolina - Upstate

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and approximately 6,038 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.

USC Upstate History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

USC Upstate History Rankings

The history major at USC Upstate 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.

History Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate History Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at USC Upstate since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at USC Upstate 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 South Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Upstate. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	9

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Upstate.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Managers	1,760	$100,890
History Professors	250	$75,570
Curators	110	$49,380
Archivists	90	$42,530

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
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