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Best Schools for History in 2026

389 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering History, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average History graduate earns $32,281/yr across 389 schools.

Programs Ranked

389

Avg Earnings

$32,281/yr

Avg DW Score

56/100

AI Risk

High

50% task exposure

All History Programs Ranked

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for History?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of Houston-Clear Lake ranks #1 for History with a score of 80/100 and graduate earnings of $57,239/yr.

How much do History graduates earn?

Across 389 schools, History graduates earn an average of $32,281/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $61,127/yr.

Is History a good major for AI resistance?

History has an average AI task exposure of 50%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

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.