Best Schools for History - Top Salaries

#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%