History at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and approximately 1,902 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Hamilton.

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

Hamilton History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Hamilton History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Focused History Schools	165
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455

History Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Hamilton. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Hamilton 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 Hamilton College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Lvklock under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.