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History.

CIP Code: 54.01 • History

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 54.0101 - 54.0199.

Colleges Offering
1256
Avg. Median Earnings
$52,288
Highest Earnings
$103,601
Highest Earnings
Graduates from Amherst College earn the highest median salary at $103,601
Career Paths & Salaries
Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Natural Sciences Managers

SOC Code: 11-9121

$167,220

median salary

Hourly Wage

$80.39/hr

Total Jobs

108,690

Managers, All Other

SOC Code: 11-9199

$141,900

median salary

Hourly Wage

$68.22/hr

Total Jobs

622,190

History Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1125

$83,820

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

18,790

Historians

SOC Code: 19-3093

$76,750

median salary

Hourly Wage

$36.90/hr

Total Jobs

3,450

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

SOC Code: 25-2031

$72,040

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

1,065,210

Archivists

SOC Code: 25-4011

$64,550

median salary

Hourly Wage

$31.03/hr

Total Jobs

7,970

Curators

SOC Code: 25-4012

$63,420

median salary

Hourly Wage

$30.49/hr

Total Jobs

12,150

Museum Technicians and Conservators

SOC Code: 25-4013

$51,440

median salary

Hourly Wage

$24.73/hr

Total Jobs

12,310

Tour Guides and Escorts

SOC Code: 39-7011

N/A

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

N/A

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What History. graduates actually earn
Real federal earnings data with honest ranges — a 10-year outlook per school, shown as a band instead of a single made-up number.

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Colleges Offering History.
Showing 1-25 of 1256 colleges

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

Graduates/Year

3

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton, GA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Graduates/Year

14

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Graduates/Year

1

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

Graduates/Year

7

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Albany State University

Albany, GA

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Graduates/Year

3

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Albion College

Albion, MI

Graduates/Year

10

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Albright College

Reading, PA

Graduates/Year

12

Median Earnings

$39,097

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

Graduates/Year

1

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Graduates/Year

4

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alice Lloyd College

Pippa Passes, KY

Graduates/Year

6

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Allegheny College

Meadville, PA

Graduates/Year

17

Median Earnings

$53,454

1-Year Earnings

$20,713

Alma College

Alma, MI

Graduates/Year

8

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

Graduates/Year

3

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Graduates/Year

1

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

American International College

Springfield, MA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

Graduates/Year

116

Median Earnings

$59,793

1-Year Earnings

$35,198

American University

Washington, DC

Graduates/Year

34

Median Earnings

$59,630

1-Year Earnings

$46,964

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

Graduates/Year

23

Median Earnings

$103,601

1-Year Earnings

$54,456

Anderson University

Anderson, SC

Graduates/Year

13

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Anderson University

Anderson, IN

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Graduates/Year

27

Median Earnings

$47,161

1-Year Earnings

$42,892

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