We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how Hunter ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in history.
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The bachelor's program at Hunter was ranked #212 on College Factual's Best Schools for history list. It is also ranked #14 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Hunter College handed out 62 bachelor's degrees in history. This is an increase of 51% over the previous year when 41 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in history from Hunter. This makes it the #246 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.
History majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Hunter go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $25,141 a year. This is less than $28,881, which is the national median of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Hunter, history students borrow a median amount of $10,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all history bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,952.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Hunter College.
Of the 62 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hunter, about 48% were men and 52% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's in history.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
White | 20 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 2 |
All of the 3 students who graduated with a Master’s in history from Hunter in 2021 were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in history.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
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