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History at University of Missouri - St Louis

History at University of Missouri - St Louis

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

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 13,874.

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

UMSL History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History
  • Master’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at UMSL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMSL offers distance education options for history at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UMSL History Rankings

History Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL History Master’s Program

69% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of history master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from UMSL, 77% 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 Missouri - St Louis with a master's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University of Missouri - St Louis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 29

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Museum Technicians and Conservators 940 $41,350
History Professors 360 $80,820
Curators 220 $62,240

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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