History at SUNY Oneonta

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

SUNY Oneonta is located in Oneonta, New York and approximately 6,718 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 history majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Oneonta.

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 Oneonta History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

SUNY Oneonta History Rankings

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

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 Oneonta 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 Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305
Most Popular History Schools	365
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414
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History Student Demographics at SUNY Oneonta

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

SUNY Oneonta History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from SUNY Oneonta in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SUNY Oneonta since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SUNY Oneonta 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 Oneonta with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Oneonta. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	26

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 SUNY Oneonta.

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
• Image Credit: By Roy Saplin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.