History at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 2 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,737
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#159 of 459
Rank by pay
#330 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,125
Median federal debt

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus graduates in history earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan 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
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156Clark University Worcester, MA$53,926$47,487#323—
157University of Wyoming Laramie, WY$53,868$56,142#100$35,450
158Stockton University Galloway, NJ$53,745$47,171#329$28,897
159Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ$53,737$47,164#330—
160Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ$53,737$47,164#331—
161Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$53,708$57,619#76—
162University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$53,686$50,207#246$38,627

Other Majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,585$91,523#146 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$87,753$53,129#141 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,606$52,729#146 of 452
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$83,798—#257 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$76,778$41,788#331 of 459
Marketing$75,172$33,954#117 of 516
Mathematics$74,192—#120 of 309
Hospitality Administration/Management$71,188$38,330#9 of 137
Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,593$39,442#555 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,525$39,071#83 of 476
Communication and Media Studies$57,829$34,772#222 of 660
English Language and Literature$56,969—#98 of 576
Biology$56,559$26,418#466 of 841
Psychology$55,977$23,969#209 of 1027
Political Science and Government$54,888—#436 of 565
Criminology$53,055$37,619#71 of 113
Criminal Justice and Corrections$51,148$33,874#462 of 660
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,292$37,183#40 of 63
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$45,958$22,311#66 of 144
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,169—#130 of 137
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,749$16,666#226 of 255
Biological and Physical Sciences—$28,446—
Design and Applied Arts—$24,357—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus history graduates make?

Graduates earn $53,737 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus ranks #159 by median pay four years after graduation, and #330 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,125.

← All data for Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan 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.