Overview

Department of History / Department of History is located in Buffalo, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	History
(Advanced Certificate)	History
Master of Arts (MA)	Public history
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	History

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	10
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Project
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

60

Applied

34

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	January 5th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

56

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	89%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	10.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (60%)

Female (39%)

Faculty

26

Total faculty

Full-time - 26

Part-time - 0

Male (15)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Geographical areas: Africa, Asia, early modern Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, modern Europe (Britain, France, Germany, Spain), North and South Atlantic, world, United States and Colonial America; thematic areas: African-American, gender, imperialism and colonialism, intellectual/cultural/religious, political, public history, medicine/disability/science/knowledge, slavery, transnational/international, urban

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

35,000

Location & Contact

Address 546 Park Hall
Buffalo, NY  14260
United States

Contact Dr. Victoria Wolcott
Chair
Email: vwwolcot@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-3435
Fax: 716-645-5954

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