History at Clarkson University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Clarkson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Clarkson.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Clarkson History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Clarkson History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Clarkson performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Clarkson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,057
Most Focused History Schools	1,336

History Student Demographics at Clarkson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Clarkson University.

Clarkson History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from Clarkson in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Clarkson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clarkson University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarkson also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Managers	16,600	$124,160
History Professors	2,050	$93,000
Curators	1,570	$73,850
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,490	$56,040

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.