History at Marist College

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 Marist College stacks up to those at other schools.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 6,600 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Marist.

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

Marist History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Marist History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Marist compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Marist 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	373

History Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Marist, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Marist since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marist College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	20

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 Marist 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 Bpg00765 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.