History at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

UofSC History Degrees Available

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

UofSC History Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC History Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in history from UofSC in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UofSC, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Managers	1,760	$100,890
History Professors	250	$75,570
Curators	110	$49,380
Archivists	90	$42,530

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 Idibri under License

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