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History at UC Riverside

UC Riverside graduates about 103 history majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 164th of 692 schools we score for history, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 190 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1032% of the class
Courses in the catalog190more than 94% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around UC Riverside

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Black-headed grosbeak (8726652667)Photo: Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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University of California, Riverside, United States
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Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tomas Rivera Library, Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences, Orbach Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Student housing 68 · Dorm 46 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. University of Kentucky 67
  2. University of New Hampshire 67
  3. University of Mississippi 67
  4. Gonzaga University 67
  5. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 66
  6. University of Nevada–Reno 66
  7. Loyola University Chicago 66
  8. University of Houston 65

Other strong majors at UC Riverside

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Riverside 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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