History at United States Military Academy

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 United States Military Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

West Point is located in West Point, New York and has a total student population of 4,536. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in history from West Point.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at West Point 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused History Schools	16
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79

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

Of the 68 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from West Point in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 69% 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.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

West Point 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ahodges7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.