History at New York 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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in history from NYU.

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

NYU History Degrees Available

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

NYU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at NYU 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 NYU 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
	8
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in history from NYU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NYU History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at NYU is $45,990. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 59% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from NYU. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	34
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NYU History Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a master’s in history from NYU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NYU also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 11 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 New York 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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.