History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if John Jay College of Criminal Justice is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,766. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in history from John Jay.

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

John Jay History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

John Jay History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at John Jay compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at John Jay 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 Focused History Schools	1,297

History Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from John Jay, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.