History at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in history.

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

UC Berkeley History Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley History Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley History Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UC Berkeley in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UC Berkeley, 75% 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 California - Berkeley 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	1

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 California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	18

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.