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History at SUNY Geneseo

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History at SUNY Geneseo

If you plan to study history, take a look at what SUNY Geneseo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Geneseo is located in Geneseo, New York and approximately 4,911 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in history from SUNY Geneseo.

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 Geneseo History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

SUNY Geneseo History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Geneseo 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 SUNY Geneseo 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
164
Best History Schools 191
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 196

History Student Demographics at SUNY Geneseo

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

SUNY Geneseo History Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SUNY Geneseo 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 SUNY Geneseo with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Geneseo also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Geneseo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 37

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 Geneseo.

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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