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History at The Graduate Center, CUNY

If you plan to study history, take a look at what The Graduate Center, CUNY has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 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.

The Graduate Center History Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in History
  • Doctorate Degree in History

The Graduate Center History Rankings

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in history from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #16 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center History Master’s Program

64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from The Graduate Center, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 3 students 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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