History at Suffolk University

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

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Suffolk.

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

Suffolk History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Suffolk History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Suffolk compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Suffolk 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 History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	312
Best Value History Schools	394
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	805

How Much Do History Graduates from Suffolk Make?

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Suffolk is $34,828. This is 21% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Suffolk. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Suffolk since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Suffolk 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 Suffolk University with a bachelor's in history.

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

Suffolk 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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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 Oxymoron under License

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