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History at Utah State

Utah State graduates about 57 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 192nd of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 143 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year571% of the class
Courses in the catalog143more than 85% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$695Ka year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1300whole school

Around Utah State

White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus)
Melilotus albus 210440455Photo: crothfels · CC BY 4.0 · source
This photo of Utah State University's Old Main and campus was taken in 1892. It
OldMain1892Photo: W. Crockwell. · Public domain · source
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Lift (180640355)Photo: Weston Woodbury · CC BY 3.0 · source
A view of Jon M. Huntsman Hall from the south.
Huntsman Hall SouthPhoto: DMT490 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Merrill-Cazier Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 60 · Student housing 49 · Dorm 22 · Athletics 10 · Arts 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 62
  2. University of Cincinnati 62
  3. Texas Tech University 61
  4. James Madison University 60
  5. Rowan University 60
  6. University of Rhode Island 60
  7. University of Maine 60
  8. University of Dallas 60

Other strong majors at Utah State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Utah State 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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