History at University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 67 graduates a year

$23,480
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,481
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#168 of 459
Rank by pay
#289 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,179
Median federal debt

University of California-Irvine graduates in history earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Irvine 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
…
165University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$53,682$54,595#118$29,591
166University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX$53,555$54,450#125$37,246
167Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$53,500$48,167#305—
168University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$53,481$48,664#289$23,480
169Worcester State University Worcester, MA$53,455$47,073#334$38,028
170Allegheny College Meadville, PA$53,454$54,363#126$20,713
171State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY$53,429$50,853#231$28,242

Other Majors at University of California-Irvine by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$132,357$79,812#22 of 189
Computer Science$127,404$82,161#57 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$119,502$87,715#22 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$108,038$68,786#12 of 166
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,871$80,412#46 of 258
Materials Engineering$106,547$58,177#2 of 34
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$100,537$67,425#18 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$99,111$67,633#48 of 318
Chemical Engineering$97,656$57,540#71 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$96,874$67,170#45 of 118
Civil Engineering$96,354$73,835#14 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$96,347$53,517#140 of 459
Physics$96,215$43,144#11 of 107
Economics$83,937$44,087#146 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,755$48,786#133 of 1176
Business/Managerial Economics$77,807$44,277#47 of 84
Mathematics$77,472$45,924#98 of 309
Chemistry$74,810$43,766#39 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$70,820$38,804#15 of 138
Computer Software and Media Applications$69,981—#18 of 54
Urban Studies/Affairs$63,819$34,385#11 of 30
Political Science and Government$63,318$31,976#252 of 565
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$61,034$20,538#29 of 29
Public Health$60,430$35,463#86 of 215
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$60,242$35,404#54 of 207
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$59,908$36,304#68 of 265
Criminology$57,935$34,522#45 of 113
Journalism$57,492$31,102#76 of 187
International/Globalization Studies$57,116$33,388#41 of 87
Sociology$56,457$34,050#140 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Irvine history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $23,480 one year after graduating and $53,481 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Irvine rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of California-Irvine ranks #168 by median pay four years after graduation, and #289 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of California-Irvine worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,179.

← All data for University of California-Irvine · 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.