History at Colgate University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Colgate University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and approximately 3,054 students attend the school each year.

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

Colgate History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

Colgate History Rankings

The history major at Colgate 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.

History Student Demographics at Colgate

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

Colgate History Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Colgate since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Colgate 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 Colgate University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Colgate University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colgate University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	43

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 Colgate 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
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