History B.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to apply historical research skills to locate and interpret primary and secondary sources.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to read critically by evaluating historical ideas, arguments, and points of view.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to write critically by analyzing and evaluating information to develop an argument.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to properly cite footnotes using Chicago Manual of Style formatting.

CAREERS HISTORY B.A. GRADUATES PURSUE

Architect
Attorney / paralegal
Business Consultant
Historian
Journalist
Librarian
Museum Archivist
Research Analyst
Teacher / Professor
Writer / Editor

SUCCESS RATES

66.0%

6-year graduation rate

4.41

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$77,775

10 years after graduation

$56,006

5 years after graduation

$30,896

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

74.8%

Working in New York

52.2%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering in the selected major as first-time, full-time students in a fall term and graduating by August 31 six years later. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected major if they entered as a freshman. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected major based on the 4-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State one year after graduation. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024 Continuing education: the percent of students enrolled in a U.S. postsecondary institution, 2 years following graduation. National Student Clearinghouse, includes graduates from 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-2022)