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History at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 history majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma.

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 Tacoma History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

UW Tacoma History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at UW Tacoma 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 UW Tacoma 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
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107
220
Best Value History Schools 291
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 373
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 557

Earnings of UW Tacoma History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $28,876. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

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History Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma History Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at UW Tacoma awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Tacoma since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UW Tacoma are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UW Tacoma also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student 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 - Tacoma 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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