History at University of St. Thomas

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

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. Of the 486 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St. Thomas in 2021, 4 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.

UST History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

UST History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at UST 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	915
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,043
Most Popular History Schools	1,045

History Student Demographics at UST

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

UST History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from UST. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UST since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 St. Thomas with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UST also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of St. Thomas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	4

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.