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History at SUNY Potsdam

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History at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 3,084 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 history majors received their bachelor's degree 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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at SUNY Potsdam 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 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
286
287
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 387

Earnings of SUNY Potsdam History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Potsdam is $26,560. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

35% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from SUNY Potsdam in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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