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History at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 105 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 44th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 335 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 99% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#44 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year1051% of the class
Courses in the catalog335more than 99% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

The North Reading Room, Charles Franklin Doe Memorial Library, UC Berkeley.
North Reading Room - Flickr - Joe ParksPhoto: Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA · CC BY 2.0 · source
The library on the campus of the University of California – Berkeley in Berkeley
UC Berkeley Library 8582965306 oPhoto: Tony Webster · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sather Tower
Sather Tower 2013-09-29 13-34-23Photo: EricDLee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive, Hargrove Music Library, C V Starr East Asian Library, Main Stacks, Moffitt Undergraduate Library, Doe Memorial Library, Bancroft Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Trinity College 87
  2. University of Southern California 86
  3. Johns Hopkins University 86
  4. Carleton College 86
  5. University of Rochester 85
  6. Cornell University 85
  7. Trinity University 85
  8. The Catholic University of America 85

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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