History at University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 141 graduates a year

$33,474
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$47,936
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#300 of 459
Rank by pay
#226 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,624
Median federal debt

University of South Florida graduates in history earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of South 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
…
297North Carolina Central University Durham, NC$48,047$51,561#211—
298Longwood University Farmville, VA$47,957$43,669#404$37,404
299University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$47,944$49,552#265$33,013
300University of South Florida Tampa, FL$47,936$51,022#226$33,474
301University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI$47,891$49,833#258—
302The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX$47,813$48,612#292$34,269
303University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA$47,771$42,067#427$30,581

Other Majors at University of South Florida by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$109,054$83,660#84 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,275$78,825#84 of 258
Chemical Engineering$94,387$70,659#98 of 158
Computer and Information Sciences$90,953$61,046#187 of 459
Industrial Engineering$90,040$69,672#78 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$88,249$70,046#234 of 318
Civil Engineering$84,789$70,047#123 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,694$72,879#544 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$83,227$55,972#81 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$78,918$54,371#273 of 796
Statistics$74,071$41,285#45 of 50
Finance and Financial Management Services$73,933$49,906#277 of 452
Physics$68,967$46,094#87 of 107
Economics$67,007$47,351#304 of 368
International Business$66,141$44,096#86 of 115
Marketing$65,269$40,575#284 of 516
Business/Commerce$64,838$45,357#139 of 271
Political Science and Government$64,820$34,965#205 of 565
Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,600$45,966#775 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$60,472$48,565#69 of 138
Chemistry$59,942$29,399#163 of 209
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,587$45,230#99 of 476
Mathematics$59,125$43,011#257 of 309
International Relations and National Security Studies$58,999$30,977#83 of 118
Hospitality Administration/Management$57,695$34,703#54 of 137
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$57,628$32,135#42 of 49
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$56,452$34,073#88 of 156
Geography and Cartography$54,944$39,259#86 of 117
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,778$35,634#45 of 137
Design and Applied Arts$54,770$38,938#124 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of South Florida history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,474 one year after graduating and $47,936 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of South Florida rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of South Florida ranks #300 by median pay four years after graduation, and #226 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of South Florida worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,624.

← All data for University of South 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.