History at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UCLA History Degrees Available

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

UCLA History Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of history master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	25

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.