History at The New School

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

New School University is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,047.

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

New School University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

New School University History Rankings

The history major at New School University 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.

History Student Demographics at New School University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at The New School.

New School University History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at New School University since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at New School University 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 The New School with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

New School University History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of history master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from New School University, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The New School with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The New School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	12

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Social Sciences

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 The New School.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.