History at University of Vermont

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if University of Vermont is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292.

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

UVM History Degrees Available

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

UVM History Rankings

The history major at UVM 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 UVM

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

UVM History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UVM History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of history master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UVM, 91% 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 Vermont with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Vermont. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	52

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers	2,130	$65,850
Managers	570	$105,950
Curators	40	$58,840
Archivists	30	$46,610

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.