History at UT Austin
UT Austin graduates about 104 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 52nd of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 307 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UT Austin
Where history happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Perry-Castañeda Library, Collections Deposit Library, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.
Nearby in the history ranking
Other strong majors at UT Austin
- Communications & media 95 · #3
- Engineering (all) 92 · #17
- Math & statistics 91 · #26
- Chemistry & biochem 90 · #17
- Computer science 89 · #36
- Political science & IR 89 · #38
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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.