History at Hofstra University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 36 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.

Hofstra History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Hofstra History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Hofstra 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 Hofstra 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 History Schools	262
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	513

History Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Hofstra awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Hofstra are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hofstra University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	36

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 Hofstra 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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.