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History at SUNY Old Westbury

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History at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 5,007 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in history from SUNY Old Westbury.

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 Old Westbury History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

SUNY Old Westbury History Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at SUNY Old Westbury 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 Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 75
Most Focused History Schools 81
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 134
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 151
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History Student Demographics at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury History Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 45 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from SUNY Old Westbury in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SUNY Old Westbury are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Old Westbury with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SUNY Old Westbury 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Old Westbury. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 45

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 Old Westbury.

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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