History at SUNY Potsdam

If you are interested in studying history, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Potsdam. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 3,084. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in history from SUNY Potsdam.

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 Potsdam History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

SUNY Potsdam History Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at SUNY Potsdam 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	211
Most Focused History Schools	230
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
	286
	287
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
Most Popular History Schools	503

History Student Demographics at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from SUNY Potsdam in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	17

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 Potsdam.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.