History at University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 152 graduates a year

$34,335
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,896
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#276 of 459
Rank by pay
#196 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,890
Median federal debt

University of Central Florida graduates in history earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Central Florida 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
…
273University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO$49,096$52,641#179$24,289
274Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$48,990$51,654#207$36,257
275The College of Wooster Wooster, OH$48,903$52,187#194$28,013
276University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$48,896$52,044#196$34,335
277DePaul University Chicago, IL$48,857$48,002#310$36,889
278East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA$48,779$49,609#263$27,711
279University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI$48,693$50,667#236$40,807

Other Majors at University of Central Florida by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$106,680$76,819#91 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,442$75,498#119 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$98,526$68,793#127 of 459
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$96,972$67,953#28 of 59
Industrial Engineering$91,630$70,194#72 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$89,663$66,298#198 of 318
Civil Engineering$86,803$69,321#98 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,737$73,765#579 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$82,007$56,415#169 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$79,563$55,203#262 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$77,675$62,453#35 of 93
Statistics$76,372$58,920#42 of 50
Economics$76,360$47,743#208 of 368
Business/Managerial Economics$74,103$47,648#54 of 84
Marketing$72,440$46,606#152 of 516
Real Estate$72,063$41,218#17 of 25
International/Globalization Studies$69,568$38,953#12 of 87
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,111$45,375#400 of 1176
Mathematics$69,005$51,315#166 of 309
Business/Commerce$66,912$45,050#103 of 271
Architecture$64,826$37,389#50 of 78
Political Science and Government$64,056$35,937#221 of 565
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,140$37,388#91 of 178
Legal Support Services$61,853—#4 of 32
Security Science and Technology$61,633—#18 of 45
Journalism$60,887$40,945#44 of 187
Non-Professional Legal Studies$59,715$34,408#27 of 39
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$59,649$29,025#8 of 43
Communication and Media Studies$58,783$37,021#198 of 660
Chemistry$57,313$43,634#176 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Central Florida history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,335 one year after graduating and $48,896 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Central Florida rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of Central Florida ranks #276 by median pay four years after graduation, and #196 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of Central Florida worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,890.

← All data for University of Central Florida · 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.