History at Lehman College

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at Lehman College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 15,091 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Lehman.

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

Lehman History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Lehman History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Lehman 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
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best History Master’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	855
Most Focused History Schools	893

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from Lehman. This makes it the #211 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Lehman

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

Lehman History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lehman. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehman since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 Lehman College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehman History Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in history from Lehman. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Lehman 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lehman College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	27

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 Lehman College.

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.