History at University of Houston

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

UH History Degrees Available

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

UH History Rankings

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.

History Student Demographics at UH

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

UH History Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UH in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 81% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.