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History at Queens College

History at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 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.

QC History Degrees Available

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

QC History Rankings

The history major at QC 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 QC

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

QC History Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 32
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

QC History Master’s Program

67% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of history master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from QC, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Queens College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Queens College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 75

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 Queens 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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