History at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 history majors received their bachelor's degree from SCSU.

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

SCSU History Degrees Available

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

SCSU History Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at SCSU 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	238
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	290

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in history from SCSU. This makes it the #290 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from SCSU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SCSU History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of history master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Connecticut 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	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SCSU 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Managers	6,590	$129,730
History Professors	320	$83,870
Museum Technicians and Conservators	290	$55,340
Curators	230	$67,430

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.