History at St. Joseph’s College - New York

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at St. Joseph's College - New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SJC is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 5,012 students attend the school each year. Of the 953 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph's College - New York in 2021, 14 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.

SJC History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

SJC History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how SJC performed in these rankings.

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 SJC 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	564
Most Popular History Schools	568

History Student Demographics at SJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at St. Joseph’s College - New York.

SJC History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from SJC. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SJC 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 St. Joseph's College - New York with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at St. Joseph's College - New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. Joseph's College - New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	14

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 St. Joseph's College - New York.

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 The Squirrels under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.