History at UC Irvine
UC Irvine graduates about 67 history majors a year. That puts it 134th of 692 schools we score for history, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 104 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 70% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Irvine




Where history happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Humanities Instructional Building, Humanities Hall, Langson Library, Humanities Gateway, Science Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 128 · Academic 107 · Student housing 52 · Offices 16 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5.
Nearby in the history ranking
Other strong majors at UC Irvine
- Psychology 83 · #44
- Engineering (all) 83 · #62
- Sociology & anthropology 82 · #80
- Computer science 81 · #75
- Economics 81 · #87
- Physics & astronomy 81 · #70
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Irvine 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.