History at Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

$33,145
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,820
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#82 of 459
Rank by pay
#234 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Ramapo College of New Jersey graduates in history earn 14% 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 Ramapo College of New Jersey 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
…
79University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA$57,992$51,068#224$46,908
80University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$57,952$62,191#39$34,592
81San Diego State University San Diego, CA$57,861$52,650#178$38,203
82Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ$57,820$50,748#234$33,145
83Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,783$58,748#63$42,899
84University of California-Davis Davis, CA$57,734$52,534#183$31,895
85Dickinson College Carlisle, PA$57,699$58,680#64—

Other Majors at Ramapo College of New Jersey by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$115,174$69,363#64 of 459
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$103,534$95,153#110 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$83,004$66,615#213 of 796
Information Science/Studies$82,529$49,568#78 of 148
Economics$75,195—#226 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,306$45,197#369 of 1176
Biology$68,904$33,988#114 of 841
Area Studies$68,806—#13 of 70
Political Science and Government$63,853$36,050#229 of 565
Fine and Studio Arts$60,757$44,529#8 of 423
Social Work$58,371$31,210#73 of 420
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$58,005$22,629#93 of 265
Communication and Media Studies$56,894$31,966#247 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$56,712$40,331#148 of 476
Sociology$55,161$34,034#161 of 462
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$53,085$31,622#38 of 90
Psychology$51,710$26,362#412 of 1027
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,565$15,372#57 of 255
Visual and Performing Arts$43,063—#30 of 68
Social Sciences—$43,047—
Music$41,659$23,127#162 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ramapo College of New Jersey history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,145 one year after graduating and $57,820 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ramapo College of New Jersey rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Ramapo College of New Jersey ranks #82 by median pay four years after graduation, and #234 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Ramapo College of New Jersey worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Ramapo College of New Jersey · 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.