Master's programs 353
Graduates in 2023-24 3,633
Typical median debt $31,702
Typical earnings 1 yr after $49,924
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $56,361
Earnings to debt 1.6x
Official field: History. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 353 $49,924 $31,702 Doctoral 145 n/a $75,074
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $16k $11k $32k $22k $49k $32k $65k $43k debt = 1 year of pay Norwich University: earnings $52,931, debt $41,078 American University: earnings $51,742, debt $41,000 California State University-Fullerton: earnings $40,843, debt $24,500 Arizona State University Campus Immersion: earnings $55,503, debt $32,500 Arizona State University Digital Immersion: earnings $55,503, debt $32,500 American Public University System: earnings $61,591, debt $40,212 University of Nebraska at Kearney: earnings $53,265, debt $30,905 Liberty University: earnings $50,589, debt $30,211 Rutgers University-Camden: earnings $49,534, debt $29,054 Rutgers University-New Brunswick: earnings $49,534, debt $29,054 Rutgers University-Newark: earnings $49,534, debt $29,054 Southern New Hampshire University: earnings $47,878, debt $36,900 Sam Houston State University: earnings $54,705, debt $35,443 University of North Carolina Wilmington: earnings $48,314, debt $34,639 Missouri State University-Springfield: earnings $50,314, debt $25,366 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in history Highest first-year earnings Fort Hays State University $67,007
Ashland University $63,346
University of Massachusetts-Boston $62,729
American Public University System $61,591
George Mason University $59,880
Boston College $59,022
Arizona State University Digital Immersion $55,503
Sam Houston State University $54,705
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 61 n/a $72,306 n/a Ashland University Ashland, OH 51 $63,346 $70,522 n/a Norwich University Northfield, VT 39 $52,931 $70,211 $41,078 American University Washington, DC 20 $51,742 $68,296 $41,000 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 32 $40,843 $67,675 $24,500 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 10 $48,804 $67,570 n/a Simmons University Boston, MA 11 $52,265 $66,986 n/a Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 17 $59,022 $66,787 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 7 $55,503 $64,587 $32,500 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 132 $55,503 $64,587 $32,500 American Public University System Charles Town, WV 170 $61,591 $63,247 $40,212 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 3 n/a $62,596 n/a University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE 36 $53,265 $62,153 $30,905 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 32 $59,880 $59,751 n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 187 $50,589 $59,708 $30,211 Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ 12 $49,534 $56,792 $29,054 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 8 $49,534 $56,792 $29,054 Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 16 $49,534 $56,792 $29,054 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT 11 n/a $55,930 n/a Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 189 $47,878 $54,961 $36,900 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 19 $54,705 $54,943 $35,443 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 24 n/a $53,415 n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 23 n/a $52,658 n/a University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 13 $62,729 $52,407 n/a University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 14 n/a $52,245 n/a Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA 23 $51,070 $49,768 n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 8 n/a $48,916 n/a Texas State University San Marcos, TX 14 $46,872 $48,794 n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 11 $40,881 $48,787 n/a University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 38 $48,314 $48,402 $34,639 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 15 $42,539 $47,971 n/a Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 29 n/a $47,898 n/a Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 11 n/a $45,346 n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 13 $33,893 $45,003 n/a University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO 11 $45,651 $44,457 n/a Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 16 n/a $44,130 n/a Pace University New York, NY 0 $76,624 n/a n/a Fort Hays State University Hays, KS 23 $67,007 n/a n/a Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 34 $50,314 n/a $25,366 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 13 $43,296 n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 10 $41,261 n/a n/a Villanova University Villanova, PA 13 $40,921 n/a n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 15 $39,272 n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 15 $37,763 n/a n/a Adams State University Alamosa, CO 1 n/a n/a n/a Alabama State University Montgomery, AL 0 n/a n/a n/a Appalachian State University Boone, NC 8 n/a n/a n/a Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 6 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 4 n/a n/a n/a Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN 10 n/a n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 7 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a Boise State University Boise, ID 7 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 6 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 5 n/a n/a n/a Butler University Indianapolis, IN 1 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a CUNY City College New York, NY 12 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 11 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Hunter College New York, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Queens College Queens, NY 17 n/a n/a n/a California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 14 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 7 n/a n/a n/a Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 4 n/a n/a n/a Chicago State University Chicago, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC 12 n/a n/a n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 4 n/a n/a n/a Clemson University Clemson, SC 5 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a College of Charleston Charleston, SC 9 n/a n/a n/a College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Converse University Spartanburg, SC 0 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX 0 n/a n/a n/a DePaul University Chicago, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 0 n/a n/a n/a East Carolina University Greenville, NC 9 n/a n/a n/a East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 10 n/a n/a n/a East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 5 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA 87 n/a n/a $25,425 Emory University Atlanta, GA 4 n/a n/a n/a Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a Emporia State University Emporia, KS 4 n/a n/a n/a Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL 6 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 8 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 13 n/a n/a n/a Georgetown University Washington, DC 22 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 6 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 5 n/a n/a n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 7 n/a n/a n/a Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA 177 n/a n/a n/a Harding University Searcy, AR 1 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 61 n/a 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Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 5 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 8 n/a n/a n/a Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 3 n/a n/a n/a Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 14 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 6 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 4 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV 2 n/a n/a n/a Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 6 n/a n/a n/a Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT 0 n/a n/a n/a Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a Western Kentucky University Bowling 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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 6 n/a $94,132 n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 23 n/a $90,535 n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 10 n/a $79,871 n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 10 n/a $73,942 n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 13 n/a $71,260 n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 11 n/a $70,118 n/a American University Washington, DC 6 n/a n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 4 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 6 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 8 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 4 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 5 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 9 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 0 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 16 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 7 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 5 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 5 n/a n/a n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 8 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 0 n/a n/a n/a Georgetown University Washington, DC 11 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 5 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 22 n/a n/a n/a Howard University Washington, DC 5 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 11 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR 3 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 1 n/a n/a n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 10 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 3 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 53 n/a n/a $75,074 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 9 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 3 n/a n/a n/a Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 1 n/a n/a n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 10 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 2 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 2 n/a n/a n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 1 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 8 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 3 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 0 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 2 n/a n/a n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 12 n/a n/a n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 1 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 8 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 6 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 11 n/a n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 2 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a St. John's University-New York Queens, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 1 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 3 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 14 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 0 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 3 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 16 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 1 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 2 n/a n/a n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 4 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 10 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 3 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Toledo Toledo, OH 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 0 n/a n/a n/a Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 7 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 0 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 5 n/a n/a n/a William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 17 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do history graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $49,924 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do history graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $31,702 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: History major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .