History at University of Rochester

If you plan to study history, take a look at what University of Rochester has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 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.

University of Rochester History Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester History Rankings

The history major at University of Rochester 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at University of Rochester are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rochester with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Rochester History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of history master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

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 University of Rochester. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	35

Related Majors

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

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 University of Rochester.

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.