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History at United States Military Academy

History at United States Military Academy

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

West Point is located in West Point, New York and approximately 4,536 students attend the school each year.

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

West Point History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

West Point History Rankings

The history major at West Point 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 West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point History Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at West Point are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within History

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
History 68

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 United States Military Academy.

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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