History at University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS · Bachelor's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$42,451
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,936
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#72 of 459
Rank by pay
#45 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,695
Median federal debt

University of Kansas graduates in history earn 16% more 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 Kansas 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
…
69University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$59,342$53,997#136$29,749
70University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$59,290$63,271#33$31,217
71Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN$59,221$63,533#32$39,138
72University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$58,936$61,185#45$42,451
73San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$58,717$53,429#153$28,718
74Washington State University Pullman, WA$58,415$53,729#145$31,220
75University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$58,343$60,709#49$35,959

Other Majors at University of Kansas by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$125,384—#7 of 29
Computer Engineering$113,339—#59 of 189
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$107,635$62,993#18 of 126
Petroleum Engineering$97,527$42,865#15 of 19
Chemical Engineering$93,391$63,870#105 of 158
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$92,335$71,244#46 of 59
Computer and Information Sciences$92,008$67,565#175 of 459
Civil Engineering$89,087$68,486#66 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$87,704$60,931#62 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$86,453$57,884#132 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$84,736$53,842#185 of 796
Architectural Engineering$84,319$76,353#13 of 16
Mechanical Engineering$82,934$70,726#303 of 318
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$81,568$41,487#7 of 110
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$81,330—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,601$65,347#782 of 966
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,725$55,633#186 of 1176
Marketing$70,404$48,204#181 of 516
Human Biology$70,399—#3 of 9
Economics$69,084$45,420#283 of 368
Business/Commerce$68,572$49,339#85 of 271
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation$66,286——
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,861$43,734#25 of 49
Mathematics$64,905$48,726#213 of 309
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$62,876$33,891#84 of 610
Journalism$62,394$43,191#32 of 187
Political Science and Government$61,839$33,700#286 of 565
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$61,838$41,626#63 of 138
Biology$61,561$36,131#290 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$60,258$40,772#165 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Kansas history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $42,451 one year after graduating and $58,936 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Kansas rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of Kansas ranks #72 by median pay four years after graduation, and #45 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of Kansas worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,695.

← All data for University of Kansas · 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.