History at Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,500
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#167 of 459
Rank by pay
#305 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Quinnipiac University graduates in history earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Quinnipiac 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
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164University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA$53,682$54,595#117$29,591
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

Other Majors at Quinnipiac University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$103,533$75,566#38 of 796
Economics$100,141$48,340#67 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,641$84,856#140 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$95,200$62,538#35 of 166
Information Science/Studies$93,037—#24 of 148
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$91,828$50,614#5 of 67
Mechanical Engineering$89,732$65,640#196 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$86,474$51,589#131 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,337$69,600#45 of 253
Marketing$83,258$52,059#57 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,357$47,845#110 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$80,374$31,115#14 of 61
Criminal Justice and Corrections$79,098$41,989#8 of 660
International Business$77,823—#40 of 115
Computer Science$77,324—#312 of 349
Non-Professional Legal Studies$74,835$39,162#3 of 39
Political Science and Government$73,833$26,440#82 of 565
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$73,547$43,591#31 of 178
Civil Engineering—$73,064—
Biology$70,632$44,657#95 of 841
Sociology$67,262—#26 of 462
Communication and Media Studies$63,012$37,199#111 of 660
Journalism$61,819$40,184#36 of 187
Psychology$61,510$32,192#75 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$61,419$35,884#67 of 299
English Language and Literature$54,574—#142 of 576
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$52,094$29,253#23 of 144

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Quinnipiac University history graduates make?

Graduates earn $53,500 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Quinnipiac University rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Quinnipiac University ranks #167 by median pay four years after graduation, and #305 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Quinnipiac University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Quinnipiac 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.