History at Susquehanna University

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 Susquehanna University stacks up to those at other schools.

Susquehanna is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,241 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Susquehanna.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Susquehanna History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Susquehanna History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna 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 Schools	501
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	735
Most Popular History Schools	851

History Student Demographics at Susquehanna

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

Susquehanna History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from Susquehanna. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Susquehanna 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 PA, the home state for Susquehanna University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Managers	11,060	$126,290
History Professors	1,000	$93,300
Curators	670	$53,840
Museum Technicians and Conservators	600	$42,700

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 Janey Apfelbaum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.