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History (Master's): earnings by school

44 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$49,924
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$56,361
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$32,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 36 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $48,916 and $64,587. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Pace University NY$76,624——
Columbia University in the City of New York NY—$72,306—
Ashland University OH$63,346$70,522—
Norwich University VT$52,931$70,211$41,078
American University DC$51,742$68,296$41,000
California State University-Fullerton CA$40,843$67,675$24,500
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$48,804$67,570—
Fort Hays State University KS$67,007——
Simmons University MA$52,265$66,986—
Boston College MA$59,022$66,787—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$55,503$64,587$32,500
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$55,503$64,587$32,500
American Public University System WV$61,591$63,247$40,212
Monmouth University NJ—$62,596—
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$53,265$62,153$30,905
George Mason University VA$59,880$59,751—
Liberty University VA$50,589$59,708$30,211
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$49,534$56,792$29,054
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$49,534$56,792$29,054
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$49,534$56,792$29,054
Central Connecticut State University CT—$55,930—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$47,878$54,961$36,900
Sam Houston State University TX$54,705$54,943$35,443
California State University-Sacramento CA—$53,415—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC—$52,658—
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$62,729$52,407—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC—$52,245—
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$50,314—$25,366
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA$51,070$49,768—
Wright State University-Main Campus OH—$48,916—
Texas State University TX$46,872$48,794—
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$40,881$48,787—
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$48,314$48,402$34,639
West Virginia University WV$42,539$47,971—
Middle Tennessee State University TN—$47,898—
Eastern Illinois University IL—$45,346—
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$33,893$45,003—
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$45,651$44,457—
Duquesne University PA—$44,130—
San Diego State University CA$43,296——
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$41,261——
Villanova University PA$40,921——
California State University-Los Angeles CA$39,272——
Loyola University Chicago IL$37,763——