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389 schools compared · Average earnings $32,281/yr

Schools Offering

389

Avg Grad Earnings

$32,281/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

46/100

AI Automation Risk

High

50% task exposure

Best Schools for History

Top 389 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	80 76–78	$57,239/yr	High	15.7x
2	Nevada State University Henderson, NV	79 74–80	$50,149/yr	High	18.7x
3	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	74 70–75	$43,874/yr	High	17.5x
4	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	73 67–75	$38,226/yr	High	26.8x
5	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	72 66–75	$38,643/yr	High	23.8x
6	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	70 67–69	$46,184/yr	High	9.5x
7	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	70 66–72	$40,807/yr	High	15.0x
8	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	70 65–72	$34,909/yr	High	26.8x
9	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	69 64–70	$44,806/yr	High	11.2x
10	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	69 64–71	$39,340/yr	High	14.9x
11	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	69 64–71	$37,031/yr	High	17.5x
12	Dalton State College Dalton, GA	69 64–71	$32,899/yr	High	29.8x
13	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	68 63–71	$37,246/yr	High	16.4x
14	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	68 62–70	$35,450/yr	High	18.3x
15	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	68 63–70	$35,074/yr	High	19.3x
16	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	67 62–68	$39,604/yr	High	12.3x
17	Troy University Troy, AL	67 62–68	$39,591/yr	High	12.2x
18	University of Houston Houston, TX	67 62–69	$39,240/yr	High	13.1x
19	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	67 63–67	$38,203/yr	High	12.8x
20	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	67 62–70	$34,335/yr	High	19.0x
21	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	66 62–66	$46,908/yr	High	7.9x
22	Ashford University San Diego, CA	66 64–66	$46,581/yr	High	7.7x
23	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	66 64–65	$42,785/yr	High	8.9x
24	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	66 61–68	$42,712/yr	High	10.8x
25	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	66 62–68	$42,020/yr	High	11.0x
26	Iowa State University Ames, IA	66 63–65	$41,294/yr	High	10.0x
27	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	66 63–66	$40,692/yr	High	10.4x
28	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	66 62–66	$39,186/yr	High	11.3x
29	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	66 60–68	$36,625/yr	High	14.2x
30	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	66 61–68	$36,401/yr	High	14.2x
31	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	66 61–68	$33,474/yr	High	17.0x
32	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	66 61–68	$32,752/yr	High	18.9x
33	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	65 61–66	$42,899/yr	High	9.3x
34	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	65 62–65	$42,451/yr	High	8.1x
35	Towson University Towson, MD	65 61–67	$40,162/yr	High	10.9x
36	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	65 61–65	$36,126/yr	High	12.3x
37	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	65 59–68	$35,198/yr	High	14.8x
38	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	65 60–67	$33,791/yr	High	15.3x
39	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	65 58–69	$32,596/yr	High	17.9x
40	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	65 60–65	$32,340/yr	High	15.2x
41	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	64 61–64	$38,627/yr	High	10.4x
42	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	64 61–64	$38,276/yr	High	10.4x
43	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	64 57–67	$36,426/yr	High	13.0x
44	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	64 58–67	$34,592/yr	High	14.3x
45	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX	64 59–67	$34,519/yr	High	14.4x
46	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	64 59–67	$33,219/yr	High	15.6x
47	Florida International University Miami, FL	64 59–67	$31,835/yr	High	17.8x
48	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	64 57–67	$31,059/yr	High	17.8x
49	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	64 59–65	$27,241/yr	High	18.1x
50	Amherst College Amherst, MA	63 55–69	$56,444/yr	High	4.9x
51	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	63 59–63	$42,297/yr	High	6.4x
52	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	63 59–64	$41,874/yr	High	8.1x
53	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	63 58–64	$40,919/yr	High	8.7x
54	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	63 59–64	$39,283/yr	High	9.6x
55	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	63 58–66	$38,687/yr	High	10.9x
56	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	63 58–65	$37,741/yr	High	10.7x
57	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	63 60–64	$35,947/yr	High	11.4x
58	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	63 60–63	$35,822/yr	High	10.8x
59	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	63 58–64	$34,456/yr	High	12.4x
60	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	63 56–67	$34,016/yr	High	14.4x
61	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	63 57–67	$33,981/yr	High	14.3x
62	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	63 58–65	$33,901/yr	High	13.4x
63	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	63 57–67	$32,184/yr	High	16.0x
64	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	63 56–68	$31,992/yr	High	17.0x
65	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	63 56–68	$31,852/yr	High	17.5x
66	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	63 54–68	$28,790/yr	High	20.9x
67	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	63 56–67	$27,944/yr	High	21.0x
68	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	63 55–66	$24,639/yr	High	26.4x
69	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	62 57–65	$61,127/yr	High	2.6x
70	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	62 58–63	$43,596/yr	High	5.9x
71	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	62 58–63	$38,028/yr	High	9.7x
72	University of North Texas Denton, TX	62 57–65	$36,568/yr	High	11.3x
73	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	62 56–66	$35,959/yr	High	12.0x
74	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	62 59–61	$35,747/yr	High	8.7x
75	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	62 56–66	$33,264/yr	High	14.0x
76	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	62 56–65	$33,251/yr	High	13.1x
77	CUNY City College New York, NY	62 55–67	$30,290/yr	High	17.5x
78	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	62 53–67	$28,718/yr	High	19.1x
79	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	62 53–66	$27,975/yr	High	19.1x
80	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	62 52–67	$27,769/yr	High	20.8x
81	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	62 54–67	$27,360/yr	High	21.5x
82	Duke University Durham, NC	61 57–63	$60,750/yr	High	2.3x
83	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	61 54–64	$53,468/yr	High	3.0x
84	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	61 56–63	$42,543/yr	High	6.7x
85	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	61 58–61	$39,102/yr	High	7.8x
86	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	61 58–62	$38,628/yr	High	8.3x
87	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	61 54–67	$37,450/yr	High	11.0x
88	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	61 57–61	$36,876/yr	High	9.1x
89	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	61 58–62	$35,391/yr	High	10.4x
90	Boise State University Boise, ID	61 58–61	$34,568/yr	High	10.7x
91	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	61 55–64	$33,135/yr	High	12.8x
92	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	61 55–65	$26,784/yr	High	18.7x
93	Illinois State University Normal, IL	60 56–61	$40,465/yr	High	6.5x
94	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	60 55–62	$36,733/yr	High	9.3x
95	Lander University Greenwood, SC	60 56–60	$36,613/yr	High	8.4x
96	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	60 55–61	$34,682/yr	High	10.0x
97	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	60 53–63	$34,495/yr	High	11.0x
98	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	60 54–65	$33,744/yr	High	12.3x
99	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	60 53–64	$33,117/yr	High	12.4x
100	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	60 57–60	$32,930/yr	High	10.4x
101	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO	60 54–62	$32,603/yr	High	11.6x
102	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	60 56–61	$32,602/yr	High	11.3x
103	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	60 55–62	$32,127/yr	High	12.0x
104	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	60 54–63	$30,697/yr	High	13.3x
105	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	60 52–66	$30,192/yr	High	15.5x
106	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	60 53–63	$29,793/yr	High	13.9x
107	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	60 53–64	$29,180/yr	High	15.3x
108	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	60 54–63	$27,340/yr	High	15.5x
109	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	60 52–64	$27,083/yr	High	16.7x
110	Yale University New Haven, CT	59 54–60	$54,700/yr	High	1.1x
111	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	59 54–60	$46,393/yr	High	2.6x
112	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	59 54–62	$36,272/yr	High	9.2x
113	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	59 54–62	$35,403/yr	High	10.0x
114	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	59 56–60	$34,269/yr	High	9.4x
115	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	59 53–63	$34,215/yr	High	10.8x
116	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	59 54–61	$33,013/yr	High	10.4x
117	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	59 56–59	$32,259/yr	High	8.8x
118	University at Albany Albany, NY	59 52–63	$32,174/yr	High	12.2x
119	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	59 55–59	$31,798/yr	High	10.7x
120	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	59 53–62	$29,692/yr	High	13.2x
121	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	59 50–64	$28,664/yr	High	14.8x
122	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH	59 53–62	$28,476/yr	High	14.1x
123	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	59 52–63	$26,862/yr	High	15.9x
124	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	59 50–65	$25,728/yr	High	18.3x
125	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	59 52–63	$25,689/yr	High	16.1x
126	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	59 50–65	$24,134/yr	High	18.8x
127	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	58 54–60	$53,828/yr	High	1.4x
128	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	58 53–59	$50,161/yr	High	1.7x
129	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	58 54–59	$48,482/yr	High	2.0x
130	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	58 53–60	$37,734/yr	High	6.7x
131	Longwood University Farmville, VA	58 54–60	$37,404/yr	High	6.8x
132	Kean University Union, NJ	58 52–61	$34,934/yr	High	9.3x
133	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	58 53–61	$34,589/yr	High	9.3x
134	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	58 55–58	$33,392/yr	High	7.7x
135	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	58 51–62	$32,999/yr	High	10.7x
136	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	58 53–61	$32,201/yr	High	11.0x
137	Utah State University Logan, UT	58 54–60	$31,768/yr	High	11.0x
138	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	58 51–62	$31,652/yr	High	11.7x
139	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	58 51–63	$31,540/yr	High	12.1x
140	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	58 52–63	$31,526/yr	High	12.3x
141	East Central University Ada, OK	58 55–58	$31,159/yr	High	8.7x
142	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	58 53–59	$28,454/yr	High	12.0x
143	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	58 53–61	$28,205/yr	High	13.4x
144	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR	58 52–62	$26,445/yr	High	14.6x
145	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	58 50–64	$25,014/yr	High	16.4x
146	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	58 51–62	$24,075/yr	High	15.6x
147	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	58 51–62	$24,075/yr	High	15.6x
148	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	58 51–62	$24,075/yr	High	15.6x
149	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	58 51–62	$24,075/yr	High	15.6x
150	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	58 51–62	$24,075/yr	High	15.6x
151	Georgetown University Washington, DC	57 53–58	$49,876/yr	High	0.9x
152	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	57 52–61	$48,555/yr	High	2.3x
153	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	57 51–61	$46,856/yr	High	2.4x
154	Columbia College Columbia, MO	57 52–57	$40,054/yr	High	3.4x
155	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	57 52–59	$39,283/yr	High	—
156	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	57 53–59	$37,044/yr	High	6.4x
157	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	57 53–59	$36,257/yr	High	6.8x
158	Clemson University Clemson, SC	57 52–59	$36,199/yr	High	7.1x
159	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	57 54–58	$34,836/yr	High	6.5x
160	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	57 52–60	$34,589/yr	High	8.6x
161	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	57 52–59	$34,460/yr	High	8.4x
162	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	57 51–60	$33,288/yr	High	9.6x
163	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	57 50–63	$31,880/yr	High	11.6x
164	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	57 51–60	$30,230/yr	High	10.9x
165	Augusta University Augusta, GA	57 52–60	$28,689/yr	High	12.0x
166	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	57 52–60	$28,508/yr	High	11.9x
167	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	57 50–62	$28,400/yr	High	12.8x
168	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	57 49–62	$28,277/yr	High	12.9x
169	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	57 50–61	$28,242/yr	High	12.7x
170	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	57 50–61	$28,121/yr	High	12.6x
171	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	57 48–63	$24,077/yr	High	15.7x
172	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	57 44–65	$18,674/yr	High	20.4x
173	Barnard College New York, NY	56 52–58	$48,092/yr	High	0.8x
174	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	56 51–58	$46,616/yr	High	1.4x
175	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	56 50–60	$44,706/yr	High	2.4x
176	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	56 51–59	$35,150/yr	High	7.3x
177	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	56 53–57	$34,858/yr	High	5.8x
178	University of Delaware Newark, DE	56 50–59	$34,753/yr	High	7.8x
179	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	56 51–58	$33,297/yr	High	8.5x
180	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	56 52–58	$32,976/yr	High	8.5x
181	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	56 51–57	$31,981/yr	High	8.5x
182	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	56 52–57	$30,684/yr	High	9.0x
183	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	56 51–59	$30,652/yr	High	10.2x
184	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	56 51–57	$30,650/yr	High	9.6x
185	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	56 51–58	$29,744/yr	High	10.3x
186	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	56 49–60	$25,089/yr	High	13.0x
187	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	56 49–61	$25,047/yr	High	13.7x
188	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	56 47–63	$21,642/yr	High	16.4x
189	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	55 51–56	$45,363/yr	High	0.9x
190	Norwich University Northfield, VT	55 50–57	$42,940/yr	High	2.0x
191	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	55 50–57	$34,319/yr	High	6.6x
192	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	55 49–58	$33,763/yr	High	7.6x
193	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	55 49–58	$33,763/yr	High	7.6x
194	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	55 49–59	$33,763/yr	High	7.9x
195	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	55 49–58	$33,319/yr	High	7.8x
196	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	55 49–58	$33,145/yr	High	8.0x
197	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	55 49–57	$33,000/yr	High	7.2x
198	University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL	55 49–58	$32,263/yr	High	8.5x
199	Washington State University Pullman, WA	55 49–60	$31,220/yr	High	9.9x
200	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	55 49–58	$30,792/yr	High	9.4x
201	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	55 50–56	$28,998/yr	High	9.6x
202	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	55 48–59	$28,857/yr	High	10.8x
203	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	55 49–58	$28,431/yr	High	10.7x
204	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	55 48–61	$27,873/yr	High	12.2x
205	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	55 48–60	$27,569/yr	High	11.9x
206	Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH	55 48–60	$26,663/yr	High	12.0x
207	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH	55 48–60	$26,663/yr	High	12.0x
208	Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH	55 48–60	$26,663/yr	High	12.0x
209	Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH	55 48–60	$26,663/yr	High	12.0x
210	American University Washington, DC	54 50–56	$43,809/yr	High	1.4x
211	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA	54 50–55	$42,949/yr	High	1.0x
212	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	54 48–57	$42,345/yr	High	2.1x
213	Providence College Providence, RI	54 48–56	$41,923/yr	High	1.9x
214	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	54 48–59	$34,028/yr	High	7.1x
215	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	54 49–57	$33,081/yr	High	7.3x
216	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	54 50–56	$32,675/yr	High	7.1x
217	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	54 50–55	$32,577/yr	High	6.4x
218	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	54 49–56	$32,149/yr	High	7.3x
219	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	54 48–57	$31,965/yr	High	7.8x
220	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	54 48–57	$31,895/yr	High	7.9x
221	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	54 48–59	$31,607/yr	High	9.0x
222	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	54 51–55	$30,522/yr	High	6.5x
223	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	54 48–57	$30,301/yr	High	8.9x
224	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	54 49–57	$29,619/yr	High	9.3x
225	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	54 49–57	$29,346/yr	High	9.5x
226	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	54 49–55	$29,337/yr	High	8.2x
227	Salem State University Salem, MA	54 47–60	$29,307/yr	High	10.4x
228	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	54 48–57	$28,013/yr	High	10.1x
229	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	54 47–59	$27,873/yr	High	10.6x
230	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	54 47–60	$26,952/yr	High	11.4x
231	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	54 45–63	$24,498/yr	High	13.6x
232	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	54 46–60	$22,407/yr	High	12.9x
233	Brown University Providence, RI	53 48–57	$42,296/yr	High	2.0x
234	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	53 47–55	$41,341/yr	High	1.7x
235	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	53 47–55	$33,586/yr	High	5.0x
236	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	53 48–56	$32,434/yr	High	6.6x
237	University of Maine Orono, ME	53 49–54	$31,357/yr	High	5.2x
238	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	53 46–59	$31,215/yr	High	8.5x
239	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	53 47–56	$30,592/yr	High	8.0x
240	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	53 46–58	$30,581/yr	High	8.8x
241	Auburn University Auburn, AL	53 48–57	$30,458/yr	High	8.5x
242	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	53 48–55	$29,907/yr	High	7.6x
243	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	53 46–59	$29,000/yr	High	9.6x
244	Ball State University Muncie, IN	53 48–56	$28,444/yr	High	9.0x
245	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	53 49–54	$28,295/yr	High	8.2x
246	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	53 45–61	$28,116/yr	High	10.8x
247	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	53 49–53	$27,941/yr	High	6.7x
248	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	53 48–56	$27,799/yr	High	9.7x
249	University of Georgia Athens, GA	53 46–59	$26,983/yr	High	11.0x
250	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	53 46–58	$25,355/yr	High	11.2x
251	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	53 46–58	$25,010/yr	High	11.0x
252	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	53 45–61	$24,215/yr	High	12.4x
253	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	53 46–60	$23,907/yr	High	12.2x
254	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	53 45–59	$22,976/yr	High	12.1x
255	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	53 45–59	$20,972/yr	High	12.5x
256	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	53 43–61	$20,124/yr	High	13.4x
257	Tufts University Medford, MA	52 47–54	$41,447/yr	High	1.0x
258	New York University New York, NY	52 46–55	$39,636/yr	High	2.0x
259	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	52 46–57	$39,522/yr	High	2.3x
260	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	52 47–55	$39,138/yr	High	2.1x
261	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	52 47–53	$33,456/yr	High	2.9x
262	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	52 48–54	$31,217/yr	High	4.8x
263	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	52 47–54	$30,226/yr	High	6.9x
264	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	52 47–55	$30,101/yr	High	7.2x
265	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	52 46–56	$29,824/yr	High	8.3x
266	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	52 46–57	$29,749/yr	High	8.6x
267	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	52 46–55	$29,591/yr	High	7.4x
268	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	52 46–55	$29,591/yr	High	7.4x
269	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	52 47–55	$29,057/yr	High	8.1x
270	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	52 45–59	$28,849/yr	High	9.6x
271	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	52 46–58	$28,432/yr	High	9.5x
272	Radford University Radford, VA	52 46–56	$28,239/yr	High	8.6x
273	Murray State University Murray, KY	52 48–53	$27,831/yr	High	6.2x
274	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	52 47–55	$27,711/yr	High	8.4x
275	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	52 45–57	$27,652/yr	High	9.1x
276	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	52 46–55	$27,177/yr	High	8.7x
277	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	52 47–56	$26,081/yr	High	9.8x
278	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	52 44–60	$25,533/yr	High	10.9x
279	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	51 46–53	$40,195/yr	High	0.5x
280	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	51 46–54	$39,687/yr	High	1.6x
281	George Washington University Washington, DC	51 45–54	$38,927/yr	High	1.8x
282	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	51 47–53	$37,677/yr	High	1.9x
283	DePaul University Chicago, IL	51 46–52	$36,889/yr	High	2.0x
284	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	51 44–55	$31,595/yr	High	5.6x
285	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	51 46–53	$31,194/yr	High	4.5x
286	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	51 47–52	$29,535/yr	High	4.9x
287	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	51 45–54	$29,386/yr	High	6.8x
288	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	51 45–55	$28,897/yr	High	7.3x
289	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	51 47–53	$28,862/yr	High	6.9x
290	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	51 46–54	$28,713/yr	High	7.0x
291	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH	51 45–55	$28,663/yr	High	7.4x
292	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	51 46–54	$28,476/yr	High	7.6x
293	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	51 46–54	$28,449/yr	High	7.7x
294	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	51 46–54	$27,927/yr	High	7.7x
295	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	51 45–53	$27,851/yr	High	7.2x
296	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	51 44–56	$26,996/yr	High	8.7x
297	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	51 46–54	$26,761/yr	High	8.4x
298	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	51 44–58	$26,261/yr	High	9.7x
299	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	51 44–57	$26,261/yr	High	9.6x
300	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	51 43–58	$25,992/yr	High	9.6x
301	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	51 44–57	$24,879/yr	High	9.6x
302	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	51 45–55	$24,659/yr	High	9.3x
303	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	51 46–53	$23,785/yr	High	9.0x
304	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	51 41–63	$16,100/yr	High	13.6x
305	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	50 45–52	$38,461/yr	High	0.4x
306	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	50 45–52	$36,907/yr	High	1.8x
307	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	50 44–53	$36,547/yr	High	2.0x
308	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	50 45–53	$29,794/yr	High	5.5x
309	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	50 44–53	$28,663/yr	High	5.9x
310	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	50 44–53	$28,414/yr	High	6.1x
311	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC	50 44–53	$28,322/yr	High	6.2x
312	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	50 46–52	$28,067/yr	High	4.8x
313	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	50 43–54	$27,586/yr	High	7.3x
314	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	50 43–54	$27,581/yr	High	7.0x
315	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	50 43–54	$27,581/yr	High	7.0x
316	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	50 43–54	$27,581/yr	High	7.0x
317	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	50 43–54	$27,581/yr	High	7.0x
318	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	50 46–52	$27,157/yr	High	6.6x
319	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	50 45–54	$26,916/yr	High	7.9x
320	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	50 44–55	$26,663/yr	High	8.3x
321	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	50 43–56	$26,474/yr	High	8.4x
322	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	50 43–56	$26,436/yr	High	8.2x
323	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	50 44–55	$26,186/yr	High	8.4x
324	Portland State University Portland, OR	50 44–55	$24,612/yr	High	9.1x
325	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	50 43–54	$24,172/yr	High	8.5x
326	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	50 42–61	$23,480/yr	High	11.0x
327	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	50 43–56	$21,750/yr	High	9.6x
328	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	49 43–52	$36,876/yr	High	1.6x
329	University of Denver Denver, CO	49 44–51	$36,774/yr	High	0.5x
330	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC	49 44–51	$35,265/yr	High	1.7x
331	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	49 43–52	$29,591/yr	High	4.7x
332	St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	49 45–51	$28,929/yr	High	3.7x
333	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	49 43–53	$28,254/yr	High	5.7x
334	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	49 42–53	$27,581/yr	High	5.9x
335	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	49 44–52	$27,341/yr	High	5.9x
336	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	49 43–53	$26,805/yr	High	6.7x
337	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	49 43–52	$26,635/yr	High	6.4x
338	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	49 45–50	$24,801/yr	High	5.2x
339	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	49 43–54	$24,289/yr	High	8.5x
340	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	49 46–50	$23,803/yr	High	5.6x
341	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	48 43–49	$35,026/yr	High	1.1x
342	Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	48 42–52	$32,383/yr	High	2.8x
343	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	48 43–49	$27,087/yr	High	3.4x
344	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	48 42–54	$26,218/yr	High	6.9x
345	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	48 43–49	$26,103/yr	High	3.6x
346	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	48 42–53	$25,571/yr	High	6.8x
347	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	48 42–51	$24,075/yr	High	6.5x
348	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	48 41–55	$22,047/yr	High	8.6x
349	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	48 40–57	$21,713/yr	High	8.9x
350	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	47 43–50	$35,633/yr	High	0.5x
351	St Lawrence University Canton, NY	47 42–50	$35,230/yr	High	1.2x
352	Connecticut College New London, CT	47 42–49	$34,657/yr	High	1.0x
353	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	47 42–49	$34,610/yr	High	1.2x
354	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	47 41–50	$33,903/yr	High	1.5x
355	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	47 41–52	$33,550/yr	High	2.1x
356	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	47 41–50	$32,228/yr	High	2.2x
357	Emory University Atlanta, GA	46 41–49	$33,710/yr	High	1.5x
358	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	46 42–48	$32,771/yr	High	1.0x
359	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	45 40–47	$32,896/yr	High	0.3x
360	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	45 41–47	$31,163/yr	High	1.1x
361	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	45 39–50	$31,079/yr	High	2.1x
362	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	45 40–46	$29,424/yr	High	1.3x
363	Siena College Loudonville, NY	45 39–49	$29,134/yr	High	2.4x
364	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	44 38–48	$30,710/yr	High	1.6x
365	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	44 38–48	$29,451/yr	High	2.1x
366	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	43 38–45	$30,189/yr	High	0.4x
367	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	43 38–45	$29,909/yr	High	0.2x
368	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	43 38–45	$29,279/yr	High	0.3x
369	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	43 39–44	$27,787/yr	High	1.1x
370	Roanoke College Salem, VA	43 37–46	$25,940/yr	High	2.3x
371	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	42 38–44	$28,695/yr	High	0.5x
372	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	42 37–45	$28,497/yr	High	1.0x
373	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	42 37–44	$28,013/yr	High	1.0x
374	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	42 36–47	$26,442/yr	High	2.1x
375	Albright College Reading, PA	42 35–48	$19,041/yr	High	3.3x
376	Villanova University Villanova, PA	41 36–44	$27,882/yr	High	0.1x
377	Smith College Northampton, MA	41 35–45	$26,131/yr	High	1.4x
378	Ripon College Ripon, WI	41 35–44	$25,421/yr	High	1.4x
379	Willamette University Salem, OR	41 34–46	$22,555/yr	High	2.0x
380	Stetson University DeLand, FL	40 35–42	$25,696/yr	High	0.2x
381	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	40 34–42	$23,337/yr	High	0.8x
382	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	40 34–47	$23,113/yr	High	2.0x
383	Fordham University Bronx, NY	40 33–47	$20,075/yr	High	1.9x
384	Manhattanville College Purchase, NY	40 34–45	$19,473/yr	High	2.0x
385	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	39 34–41	$21,225/yr	High	0.4x
386	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	39 34–44	$20,713/yr	High	1.5x
387	Baylor University Waco, TX	39 34–44	$20,391/yr	High	1.5x
388	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	39 33–46	$19,222/yr	High	1.7x
389	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	38 33–40	$16,253/yr	High	-0.4x

Highest Earning History Programs

Schools where History graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Dartmouth College	$61,127/yr	62	High
Duke University	$60,750/yr	61	High
University of Houston-Clear Lake	$57,239/yr	80	High
Amherst College	$56,444/yr	63	High
Yale University	$54,700/yr	59	High
Columbia University in the City of New York	$53,828/yr	58	High
Harvard University	$53,468/yr	61	High
Northwestern University	$50,161/yr	58	High
Nevada State University	$50,149/yr	79	High
Georgetown University	$49,876/yr	57	High

Best ROI for History

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for History.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Dalton State College	29.8x	$32,899/yr	69
Western Carolina University	26.8x	$34,909/yr	70
University of North Georgia	26.8x	$38,226/yr	73
Florida Atlantic University	26.4x	$24,639/yr	63
Brigham Young University	23.8x	$38,643/yr	72
University of Florida	21.5x	$27,360/yr	62
Florida State University	21.0x	$27,944/yr	63
CUNY Hunter College	20.9x	$28,790/yr	63
CUNY Queens College	20.8x	$27,769/yr	62
CUNY Brooklyn College	20.4x	$18,674/yr	57

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do History graduates earn?

Across 389 schools, History graduates earn an average of $32,281 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $16,100 to $61,127 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for History?

History is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 50% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best History program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), University of Houston-Clear Lake ranks #1 for History with a score of 80/100 and graduate earnings of $57,239/yr.

Is a History degree worth it?

On average, History graduates earn 8.9x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates History programs across 389 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.