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History at SUNY New Paltz

History at SUNY New Paltz

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 SUNY New Paltz stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 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.

SUNY New Paltz History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

SUNY New Paltz History Rankings

The history major at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz History Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY New Paltz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 57

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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