History at College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 24 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,071
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#41 of 459
Rank by pay
#55 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,354
Median federal debt

College of Staten Island CUNY graduates in history earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How College of Staten Island CUNY 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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38Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ$63,947$56,125#101$48,482
39William & Mary Williamsburg, VA$63,632$57,943#71$31,595
40Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY$63,174$60,129#54$32,383
41College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$63,071$60,031#55—
42Barnard College New York, NY$62,258$59,257#60$48,092
43University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$62,077$65,453#26$31,215
44University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$61,745$56,184#96$21,713

Other Majors at College of Staten Island CUNY by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$113,631$110,335#45 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$92,542$66,506#220 of 258
Computer Science$89,093$45,290#250 of 349
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions—$86,226—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$75,637$41,997#1 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$75,272$41,942#5 of 345
Engineering$72,716$48,898#57 of 57
Accounting and Related Services$72,242$41,416#426 of 796
Economics$70,747$43,227#261 of 368
Communication and Media Studies$61,691$29,702#131 of 660
Social Work$61,558$31,021#29 of 420
Business/Commerce$60,530$29,736#196 of 271
Political Science and Government$60,500$34,610#309 of 565
Psychology$59,741$28,118#102 of 1027
Biology$57,540$28,217#430 of 841
English Language and Literature$53,083$26,548#171 of 576
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$51,363—#26 of 144
Sociology and Anthropology$50,716$34,139#3 of 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,129$25,967#318 of 476
Mathematics—$35,307—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do College of Staten Island CUNY history graduates make?

Graduates earn $63,071 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does College of Staten Island CUNY rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, College of Staten Island CUNY ranks #41 by median pay four years after graduation, and #55 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at College of Staten Island CUNY worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,354.

← All data for College of Staten Island CUNY · 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.