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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. In 2021, 27 history majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Rochester.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in history from University of Rochester. This makes it the #148 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

48% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Rochester. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were 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 5% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of Rochester with a bachelor's in history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

University of Rochester History Master’s Program

50% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 history majors earned their master's degree from University of Rochester. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from University of Rochester, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

University of Rochester also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 2 students 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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