History at Vassar College

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 2,435 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.

Vassar History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in History

Vassar History Rankings

The history major at Vassar 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 Vassar

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

Vassar History Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Vassar since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Vassar are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Vassar College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vassar College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	22

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 Vassar College.

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
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