History at Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 53 graduates a year

$31,992
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,819
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#102 of 459
Rank by pay
#206 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,500
Median federal debt

Sonoma State University graduates in history earn 12% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sonoma State 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
…
99Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$56,845$49,888#255$36,547
100University of Rochester Rochester, NY$56,838$54,098#132$16,253
101Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$56,834$60,493#51$27,944
102Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$56,819$51,702#206$31,992
103Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$56,790$57,125#81$34,589
104Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$56,790$57,125#82$34,589
105Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA$56,715$51,644#208$36,733

Other Majors at Sonoma State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$143,886$125,646#5 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$112,757$78,247#25 of 258
Computer Science$106,181$66,481#132 of 349
Economics$83,668$53,825#148 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,887$55,001#215 of 1176
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$69,077$40,759#21 of 265
Communication and Media Studies$68,833$32,952#61 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,351$33,022#49 of 610
Criminal Justice and Corrections$66,892$38,444#51 of 660
Music$65,533—#1 of 268
Political Science and Government$65,009$43,547#200 of 565
Mathematics$64,913$38,699#212 of 309
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$64,116$35,263#7 of 103
Anthropology$62,674$31,744#9 of 188
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,444$39,758#100 of 476
English Language and Literature$59,418$31,282#60 of 576
Psychology$57,335$33,006#156 of 1027
Sociology$56,581$37,896#137 of 462
Biology$56,345$34,074#479 of 841
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,489$36,237#152 of 225
Education$52,842$31,095#8 of 27
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$52,672$33,906#41 of 172
Fine and Studio Arts$46,022$29,035#101 of 423
Geography and Cartography—$40,614—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sonoma State University history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,992 one year after graduating and $56,819 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sonoma State University rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Sonoma State University ranks #102 by median pay four years after graduation, and #206 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Sonoma State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,500.

← All data for Sonoma State 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.