History at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in history.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Fordham U History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Fordham U History Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U History Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in History from Fordham U in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Fordham U, 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 Fordham University with a master's in history.

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

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 Fordham University.

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.