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History at UH–Downtown

UH–Downtown graduates about 48 history majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 524th of 692 schools we score for history, a light program at 33 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 62 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 39% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.

33/100Light#524 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year482% of the class
Courses in the catalog62more than 39% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.06× the same major nationally
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1100whole school

Around UH–Downtown

Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, later renamed just Hughes Tool Company, at its manufa
Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, 1915Photo: Sharp-Hughes Tool Company · Public domain · source
University of Houston–Downtown Wellness & Success Center
University of Houston–Downtown Wellness & Success CenterPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Houston–Downtown
University of Houston–DowntownPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Houston, Downtown Campus
University of HoustonPhoto: Patrick Feller from Dallas, Texas, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where history happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 4.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Texas A&M International University 34
  2. Northeastern Illinois University 34
  3. Maryville University of Saint Louis 34
  4. Molloy University 34
  5. Stephen F. Austin State University 33
  6. University of West Georgia 33
  7. Western Michigan University 33
  8. Lander University 33

Other strong majors at UH–Downtown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UH–Downtown 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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