History at University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT · Bachelor's Degree

$27,581
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,937
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#95 of 459
Rank by pay
#219 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,377
Median federal debt

University of Connecticut-Avery Point graduates in history earn 12% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Connecticut-Avery Point 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
…
92Baylor University Waco, TX$57,006$57,958#69$20,391
93University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$56,937$51,261#217$27,581
94University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$56,937$51,261#218$27,581
95University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$56,937$51,261#219$27,581
96University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT$56,937$51,261#220$27,581
97University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT$56,937$51,261#221$27,581
98The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$56,881$57,831#73$34,495

Other Majors at University of Connecticut-Avery Point by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$122,474—#12 of 29
Computer and Information Sciences$117,412$75,649#56 of 459
Computer Engineering$115,117$82,924#52 of 189
Industrial Engineering$111,672$77,692#10 of 94
Computer Science$108,934$79,605#120 of 349
Accounting and Related Services$106,959$70,945#26 of 796
Applied Mathematics$104,454$61,741#13 of 45
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,286$67,009#42 of 452
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,682$66,075#53 of 118
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,722$77,411#188 of 258
Materials Engineering$93,464$75,607#13 of 34
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,601$84,969#258 of 966
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$91,446$71,600#49 of 126
Mechanical Engineering$90,261$74,869#182 of 318
Marketing$89,208$54,809#28 of 516
Civil Engineering$87,883$70,388#81 of 233
Chemical Engineering$87,267$68,025#141 of 158
Chemistry$84,609$52,216#7 of 209
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$83,293$64,950#15 of 46
Economics$81,881$52,227#165 of 368
Research and Experimental Psychology$80,873—#6 of 82
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$80,191$60,597#72 of 253
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$79,657$32,919#6 of 13
Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,542$57,842#167 of 1176
Geography and Cartography$76,851—#4 of 117
Statistics$76,556$55,279#39 of 50
Physics$73,879$32,341#73 of 107
Business/Commerce$73,789$50,489#51 of 271
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$73,289$32,586#20 of 610
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$73,120$35,393#9 of 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Connecticut-Avery Point history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,581 one year after graduating and $56,937 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Connecticut-Avery Point rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of Connecticut-Avery Point ranks #95 by median pay four years after graduation, and #219 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of Connecticut-Avery Point worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,377.

← All data for University of Connecticut-Avery Point · 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.