History at Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Bachelor's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$30,458
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$46,133
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#343 of 459
Rank by pay
#187 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,750
Median federal debt

Auburn University graduates in history earn 9% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Auburn University Compares for History

All 459 colleges reporting history earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$136,403$125,641#1$61,127
2Duke University Durham, NC$112,377$120,596#2$60,750
3Yale University New Haven, CT$109,947$98,987#3$54,700
4Amherst College Amherst, MA$103,601$91,232#5$56,444
5Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA$100,087$91,138#6—
6Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$98,079$93,351#4$53,828
7University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$88,517$90,023#7$48,555
8Brown University Providence, RI$85,520$84,228#8$42,296
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$82,031$78,077#9$44,706
10Princeton University Princeton, NJ$80,347$70,519#19$45,363
…
340University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR$46,392$54,669#115$23,785
341University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA$46,315$53,613#148—
342University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI$46,309$48,187#303$35,947
343Auburn University Auburn, AL$46,133$52,365#187$30,458
344Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA$46,133$46,918#337$33,634
345University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$46,111$52,212#192$28,432
346Rhode Island College Providence, RI$46,105$45,409#369$31,981

Other Majors at Auburn University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$110,927$80,067#76 of 189
Chemical Engineering$106,726$82,217#24 of 158
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,756$68,607#15 of 59
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,799$78,680#109 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,441$71,063#34 of 94
Architectural Engineering$97,759$77,115#1 of 16
Mechanical Engineering$93,246$74,005#123 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$91,087$72,440#185 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,222$60,381#160 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,352$55,875#150 of 452
Applied Mathematics$83,741$60,671#27 of 45
Biology$83,053$22,132#16 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,323$56,948#137 of 1176
International Business$80,076—#34 of 115
Civil Engineering$79,778$68,291#197 of 233
Marketing$74,702$45,460#128 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$74,411$59,050#9 of 9
Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,392$45,291#51 of 275
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,228$67,120#915 of 966
Economics$72,617—#240 of 368
Architecture$72,420$53,146#19 of 78
Interior Architecture$69,657—#1 of 17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,939—#26 of 225
Agricultural Business and Management$68,658$50,936#25 of 77
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,413$41,458#59 of 178
Public Administration$66,141—#23 of 47
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$64,841—
Forestry$64,704$51,421#7 of 31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,370—#85 of 93
Hospitality Administration/Management$63,419$40,664#30 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Auburn University history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,458 one year after graduating and $46,133 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Auburn University rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Auburn University ranks #343 by median pay four years after graduation, and #187 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Auburn University worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,750.

← All data for Auburn University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.