History at SUNY Empire State College

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,724 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.

SUNY Empire History Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in History
• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SUNY Empire does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire History Rankings

History Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

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

SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire, 75% 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 SUNY Empire State College with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Empire State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 SUNY Empire State 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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.