History at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

If you plan to study history, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Wilmington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

UNCW History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

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.

UNCW does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNCW History Rankings

History Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW History Master’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UNCW in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UNCW, 84% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	25

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Managers	11,990	$121,500
History Professors	770	$72,800
Curators	590	$47,200
Museum Technicians and Conservators	210	$40,850

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.