History at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany History Degrees Available

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

UAlbany History Rankings

The history major at UAlbany 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at UAlbany are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UAlbany History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of history master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UAlbany, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at University at Albany. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	89

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism

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 University at Albany.

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.