History at Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,445
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#67 of 459
Rank by pay
#195 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,750
Median federal debt

Seton Hall University graduates in history earn 17% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Seton Hall University 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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64Williams College Williamstown, MA$59,535$52,427#185—
65Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$59,529$61,943#41$36,907
66Utah Valley University Orem, UT$59,491$56,383#92—
67Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ$59,445$52,174#195—
68Brandeis University Waltham, MA$59,426$52,331#188$33,903
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

Other Majors at Seton Hall University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$102,626$69,411#41 of 796
Management Information Systems and Services$101,578$62,319#22 of 166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$95,699$91,908#200 of 966
Biology$93,200$27,759#3 of 841
Business/Managerial Economics$92,079$66,877#17 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$89,994$64,233#108 of 452
Marketing$77,940$50,200#94 of 516
Physics$77,851—#56 of 107
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$77,835$39,333#8 of 610
Computer and Information Sciences—$73,706—
Economics$72,304$51,464#243 of 368
Special Education and Teaching$72,067—#4 of 177
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,949$45,440#35 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$70,802$40,602#39 of 178
Philosophy$70,628—#11 of 86
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$70,611—#2 of 22
Human Resources Management and Services$67,525$52,285#94 of 187
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$67,522$36,993#35 of 476
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$67,192$38,230#11 of 158
English Language and Literature$65,714$48,368#25 of 576
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$65,075—#36 of 265
Political Science and Government$63,814$28,138#230 of 565
Social Work$63,559$47,734#17 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$62,399$56,300#16 of 680
Psychology$55,501$30,846#225 of 1027
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,265$27,167#317 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$51,509—#163 of 299
Communication and Media Studies$44,374—#574 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Seton Hall University history graduates make?

Graduates earn $59,445 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Seton Hall University rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Seton Hall University ranks #67 by median pay four years after graduation, and #195 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Seton Hall University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,750.

← All data for Seton Hall University · 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.