History at St John’s University - New York

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at St John's University - New York stacks up to those at other schools.

STJ is located in Queens, New York and approximately 20,143 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

STJ History Degrees Available

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

STJ History Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at STJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at St John’s University - New York.

STJ 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.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from STJ, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St John's University - New York with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St John's University - New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Library Science
• 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 St John's University - New York.

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 Zeuscgp under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.