Bachelor's History Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings

Bachelor's History Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings, ranked by median five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only History programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 488 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$158,8589%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 2Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$95,8665%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 3Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$94,0154%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 4Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$88,8459%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 5Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$88,1876%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$87,4545%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 7Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$85,8186%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 8Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$85,8178%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 9Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$84,41129%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 10University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$83,57311%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 11Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$81,5965%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 12Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$79,51963%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 13Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio$75,52517%1410$40k$68k79%2,38091 mi 14Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$75,28645%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 15Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$75,17513%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 16College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$75,08418%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 17George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$73,79447%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 18New York UniversityNew York, New York$72,7399%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 19Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$72,60116%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 20Fordham UniversityBronx, New York$71,97959%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 21Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$71,03951%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 22University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$70,90410%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 23Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$70,60814%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 24Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$70,2348%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 25The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas$69,86265%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 26University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$68,24217%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 27University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$68,18629%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 28San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$67,40485%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 29Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York$67,29868%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 30Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$67,05282%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 31Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$66,62222%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 32Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$66,56215%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 33William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$66,42234%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 34Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$66,1588%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 35Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$66,0874%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 36Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York$65,92264%1319$32k$69k77%1,78628 mi 37Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$65,91775%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 38University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$65,72416%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 39CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$65,64164%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 40University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$65,0399%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 41CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$64,75254%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 42Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$64,48441%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 43Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$64,41268%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 44University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania$64,24681%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi 45University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$64,0824%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 46Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois$63,95782%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 47Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$63,7105%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 48Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$63,710———$93k—1,8022 mi 49CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$63,69758%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 50University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$63,34562%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 51Hartwick CollegeOneonta, New York$63,32770%1200$31k$61k53%1,08795 mi 52Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia$62,89271%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 53University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$62,87311%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 54Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, New York$62,36389%1150$26k$68k65%1,14814 mi 55University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$61,60087%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 56Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington$61,45178%1168$20k$67k69%2,4018 mi 57Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania$61,32042%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 58Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire$60,76678%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 59Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, Indiana$60,74663%1180$24k$70k77%866111 mi 60Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina$60,58666%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 61University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$60,56627%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 62University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$60,36765%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 63Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$60,36339%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 64Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$60,21711%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 65Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana$60,17214%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 66Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York$60,14569%1254$34k$76k75%3,40998 mi 67Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$60,11933%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 68The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia$60,09083%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 69College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$60,00492%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 70San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$59,61696%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 71Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont$59,54274%1190$22k$66k60%2,42898 mi 72University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts$59,45891%1182$21k$69k52%5,2215 mi 73University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$59,264——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 74Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$59,25149%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 75Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$59,21044%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 76Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$59,18778%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 77Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina$59,08923%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 78Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey$59,04088%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 79Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, New Jersey$59,04070%—$28k$61k38%7817 mi 80The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$59,01462%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 81Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$58,98158%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 82Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey$58,98171%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 83Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey$58,98166%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 84Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$58,83993%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 85CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$58,76657%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 86George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$58,72487%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 87University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$58,68284%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 88Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$58,59284%1276$38k$75k77%5,350110 mi 89University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$58,58642%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 90Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts$58,54166%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 91Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$58,52721%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 92Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon$58,51877%1377$25k$57k71%1,59248 mi 93University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$58,33345%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 94Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$58,23182%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 95State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York$58,23160%—$22k$60k68%5,90158 mi 96California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$58,20731%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.