Best Schools for History

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$44,149
Avg. Earnings
1,193
Graduates
#1
A

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private

$74,576
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,271
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 9.8%
#2
U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$53,775
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,380
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 5.9%
#3
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$52,941
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,091
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 6.8%
#4
B

Bates College

Lewiston, ME · Private

$51,273
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 13.0%
#5
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$50,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,685
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 6.2%
#6
R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$49,840
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.9%
#7
H

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$49,644
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,411
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 3.5%
#8
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

$49,464
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,036
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 10.0%
#9
T

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX · Public

$48,041
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,516
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 65.5%
#10
Y

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $52,357
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 4.5%
#11
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,990
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 9.4%
#12
S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,802
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 61.2%
#13
T

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 42.6%
#14
G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$46,673
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,168
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 43.5%
#15
A

American University

Washington, DC · Private

$45,852
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 47.4%
#16
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$45,529
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,439
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 12.4%
#17
V

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA · Public

$45,094
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,325
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 81.7%
#18
S

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$43,798
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.8%
#19
P

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,775
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 4.5%
#20
A

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV ·

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,988
Graduates: 62
Acceptance: N/A
#21
F

Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private

$43,240
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 56.3%
#22
N

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,067
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 16.5%
#23
S

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 80.2%
#24
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,067
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 5.7%
#25
L

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, NY · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 75.3%
#26
B

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 32.0%
#27
C

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

$42,363
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,146
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 21.1%
#28
S

Stonehill College

Easton, MA · Private

$42,123
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 72.6%
#29
T

Towson University

Towson, MD · Public

$41,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,404
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 82.8%
#30
W

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · Private

$41,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,442
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 13.9%
#31
W

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · Private

$41,789
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,486
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 21.6%
#32
U

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, MD ·

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,853
Graduates: 50
Acceptance: N/A
#33
H

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY · Private

$41,193
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,417
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 57.3%
#34
U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$40,605
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,890
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 16.9%
#35
T

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public

$40,426
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,908
Graduates: 95
Acceptance: 70.9%
#36
T

Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX · Public

$40,048
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 92.3%
#37
C

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC · Public

$40,017
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,853
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 98.1%
#38
S

St. Joseph's University-New York

Brooklyn, NY · Private

$39,927
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 71.4%
#39
M

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA · Public

$39,729
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 67.5%
#40
S

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH · Private

$39,729
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 78.3%
#41
U

University of Houston-Downtown

Houston, TX · Public

$39,648
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,640
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 90.6%
#42
C

Clayton State University

Morrow, GA · Public

$39,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,128
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 70.6%
#43
C

Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,404
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 38.3%
#44
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,346
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 4.8%
#45
A

Assumption University

Worcester, MA · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,545
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 86.5%
#46
T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,243
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 10.1%
#47
P

Providence College

Providence, RI · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,583
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 48.7%
#48
T

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX · Public

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,648
Graduates: 77
Acceptance: 81.3%
#49
F

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA · Private

$39,009
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 31.8%
#50
S

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$39,009
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.4%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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