History at CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$18,674
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$44,416
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#387 of 459
Rank by pay
#424 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
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CUNY Brooklyn College graduates in history earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How CUNY Brooklyn College 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
…
384University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS$44,586$54,097#134$30,684
385University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL$44,563$50,583#237$32,263
386Ashland University Ashland, OH$44,543$47,534#322—
387CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$44,416$42,275#424$18,674
388Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH$44,397$47,378#325$27,157
389La Salle University Philadelphia, PA$44,285$45,038#380—
390University of California-Merced Merced, CA$44,144$40,168#444$26,103

Other Majors at CUNY Brooklyn College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$89,943$51,862#200 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$80,207$46,233#2 of 345
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,489$37,867#353 of 452
Philosophy$67,948$27,926#14 of 86
Information Science/Studies$67,838$49,688#117 of 148
Sociology$65,606$41,062#31 of 462
Accounting and Related Services$64,103$42,862#632 of 796
Mathematics$63,610$29,957#222 of 309
Political Science and Government$63,184$29,577#255 of 565
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,323$37,057#746 of 1176
Journalism$60,272$23,120#46 of 187
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,828$37,223#45 of 680
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$58,821$36,834#24 of 70
Communication and Media Studies$57,024$27,262#242 of 660
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$56,138$32,083#30 of 103
English Language and Literature$54,014$29,557#156 of 576
Biology$53,786$26,612#568 of 841
Psychology$52,742$29,802#366 of 1027
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$51,404$22,947#66 of 158
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$50,821$26,817#194 of 215
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,454$25,101#393 of 610
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$44,032$20,476#79 of 144
Fine and Studio Arts$42,362$22,633#189 of 423
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$41,233$20,645#109 of 255
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$39,837$20,242#115 of 137
Chemistry—$34,239—
Anthropology$33,127—#184 of 188

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Brooklyn College history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $18,674 one year after graduating and $44,416 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Brooklyn College rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, CUNY Brooklyn College ranks #387 by median pay four years after graduation, and #424 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at CUNY Brooklyn College worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for history ($50,680).

← All data for CUNY Brooklyn College · 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.