History at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 78 graduates a year

$30,592
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,737
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#210 of 459
Rank by pay
#163 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,448
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in history earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona 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
…
207Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$52,144$48,765#286$36,272
208University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN$52,002$55,789#104$40,692
209University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$51,913$47,237#328$29,824
210University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$51,737$53,161#163$30,592
211California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$51,676$47,022#336$21,642
212Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX$51,564$52,425#186$29,180
213Westfield State University Westfield, MA$51,439$45,297#373$24,879

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,592 one year after graduating and $51,737 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of Arizona ranks #210 by median pay four years after graduation, and #163 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,448.

← All data for University of Arizona · 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.