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History at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth graduates about 19 history majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 250th of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 94 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 65% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

Graduates a year192% of the class
Courses in the catalog94more than 65% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$48,0000.94× the same major nationally
Admit rate96%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1260whole school

Around UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth, Claire T. Carney Library - East Side
UMass Dartmouth, Claire T. Carney Library - East SidePhoto: UMassD Marketing · CC0 · source
UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library - West Side
UMass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library - West SidePhoto: UMassD Marketing · CC0 · source
UMass Dartmouth Campus Quad
UMass Dartmouth Campus QuadPhoto: UMassD Marketing · CC0 · source
Center for Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), University of Massachusetts, Dartm
Brutalist architecture of UMass DartmouthPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Claire T. Carney Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 24 · Student housing 19 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. West Virginia University 58
  2. University of Massachusetts–Boston 58
  3. Siena College 58
  4. Nazareth University 58
  5. Marist College 58
  6. Assumption University 58
  7. Hope College 58
  8. Illinois Wesleyan University 58

Other strong majors at UMass Dartmouth

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Dartmouth 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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