History at Vassar College

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Vassar.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Vassar compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused History Schools	104
Best Value History Schools	413
	415

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Vassar. About 36% were men and 64% were 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 21% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Vassar are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vassar also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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
• Image Credit: By Noteremote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.