History at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,053 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 24 of them were history majors.

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

Excelsior College History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Excelsior College does offer online courses in history for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Excelsior College History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College 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 Popular Online History Schools	24

History Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from Excelsior College in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Excelsior College also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student 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 Excelsior 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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

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