History Schools In Utah
History classes faculty can choose to work at one of 10 accredited history schools in Utah. The trends in Utah's history academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in history includes history training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in History
- Bachelors degree in History
- Masters degree in History
- PhD degree in History
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National History Employment
| Utah | 150 |
| National | 8,350 |
Approximately 2% of the country's history professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for History professionals In Utah
| 50 | 40 | 40 | 120 | 150 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Utah, history is a growing field. In Utah, 100 more history professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Utah, this field has grown by 200% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of history professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of history professionals has shrunk by 2% from 2006 to 2010.
History VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $45,365 | $46,240 | $48,025 | $38,230 | $40,310 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: History
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by history professionals is decreasing in Utah. The mean salary for history professionals in 2006 was $45,365 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $40,310 per year.
Salary percentiles for History professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$31,655 |
25th percentile |
$34,420 |
50th percentile |
$38,350 |
75th percentile |
$43,720 |
90th percentile |
$49,485 |
Thus, there was a 13% decline in history professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of history, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid history professionals earning 56% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Utah state.
Average Salaries for History professionals and related professions in Utah
History |
$40,310 |
Liberal Arts |
$58,120 |
Political Science |
$63,290 |
In Utah, history professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
History programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 16 |
As the number of history professionals is increasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited history schools in Utah state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 527 history graduates from history courses in Utah and in 2010 there were 411 graduates.
Thus there was a 22% percent decrease in the number of history school degree or certificate graduates in Utah. 50% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in history.