History at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Fordham U.

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

Fordham U History Degrees Available

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

Fordham U History Rankings

The history major at Fordham U 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from Fordham U. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fordham U, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Fordham U since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Fordham U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Fordham U History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in history from Fordham U. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Fordham U, 83% 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 Fordham University with a master's in history.

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

Fordham U also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 4 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 Fordham University.

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 Chriscobar under License

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