History at University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, MD · Bachelor's Degree · about 143 graduates a year

$31,852
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,336
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#126 of 459
Rank by pay
#295 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,373
Median federal debt

University of Maryland Global Campus graduates in history earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Maryland Global Campus 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
…
123California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$55,413$50,422#242$26,862
124University of Delaware Newark, DE$55,388$55,056#113$34,753
125University at Albany Albany, NY$55,377$52,707#177$32,174
126University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD$55,336$48,564#295$31,852
127University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$55,326$54,357#128$26,474
128Nazareth University Rochester, NY$55,271$52,607#181$37,677
129University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$55,230$57,322#79$33,981

Other Majors at University of Maryland Global Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$104,450$92,323#99 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$101,498$75,619#109 of 459
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$100,937$73,797#15 of 99
Information Science/Studies$100,208$72,140#16 of 148
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$93,246—#1 of 17
Public Administration$85,909$74,053#3 of 47
Political Science and Government$82,263$62,476#35 of 565
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,801$62,634#143 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,512$61,003#213 of 452
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$77,259$55,545#6 of 265
Accounting and Related Services$76,478$58,863#323 of 796
Non-Professional Legal Studies$70,845$54,304#9 of 39
Health and Medical Administrative Services$70,119$50,928#68 of 275
Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,848$55,479#27 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$67,181$53,513#76 of 660
Human Resources Management and Services$67,012$53,685#99 of 187
Security Science and Technology$62,022$47,496#17 of 45
Marketing$60,811$50,094#382 of 516
Social Sciences$59,413$50,557#18 of 87
Graphic Communications$58,759$46,581#9 of 59
Psychology$58,439$42,056#126 of 1027
English Language and Literature$54,444$35,630#148 of 576
Area Studies—$48,650—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,298$34,196#330 of 476
Gerontology—$43,840—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Maryland Global Campus history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,852 one year after graduating and $55,336 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Maryland Global Campus rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of Maryland Global Campus ranks #126 by median pay four years after graduation, and #295 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of Maryland Global Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,373.

← All data for University of Maryland Global Campus · 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.