History at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

U-M History Degrees Available

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

U-M History Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in history from U-M. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.