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History at Ramapo College of New Jersey

History at Ramapo College of New Jersey

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

Ramapo College is located in Mahwah, New Jersey and approximately 6,042 students attend the school each year.

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

Ramapo College History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

Ramapo College History Rankings

The history major at Ramapo College 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.

History Student Demographics at Ramapo College

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

Ramapo College History Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Ramapo College 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ramapo College of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 21

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 NJ, the home state for Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Managers 18,370 $138,820
History Professors 750 $91,270
Curators 120 $75,750
Historians 80 $76,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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