History at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students received a bachelor's degree in history from UW Seattle.

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

UW Seattle History Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle History Rankings

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

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 UW Seattle 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	6
	220
Most Focused History Master’s Degree Schools	332

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from UW Seattle. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do History Graduates from UW Seattle Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $28,876. 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 UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from UW Seattle. About 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UW Seattle are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	87
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UW Seattle History Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UW Seattle in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UW Seattle, 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in history.

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

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 5 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
History Professors	430	$71,280
Museum Technicians and Conservators	230	$46,300
Curators	220	$65,790

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.