History at Sonoma State University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if Sonoma State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 2,038 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 45 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.

SSU History Degrees Available

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

SSU History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at SSU 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
Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value History Schools	80
	84
	124
Best History Master’s Degree Schools	130
Most Popular History Schools	178
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
Best History Schools	181
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	211
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	220

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from SSU. This makes it the #211 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SSU History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at SSU is $32,106. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from SSU. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SSU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SSU History Master’s Program

The history program at SSU awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from SSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SSU also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student 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 CA, the home state for Sonoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1,890	$48,120
History Professors	1,380	$103,940
Curators	1,140	$67,650

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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.