History at SUNY Plattsburgh

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at SUNY Plattsburgh stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and approximately 5,109 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in history from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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 Plattsburgh History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

SUNY Plattsburgh History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Plattsburgh performed in these rankings.

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 Plattsburgh 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	238
Most Focused History Schools	258
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Best History Schools	396

History Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2021, 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 SUNY Plattsburgh since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SUNY Plattsburgh are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Plattsburgh with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	30

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 Plattsburgh.

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 Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.