History at St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 25 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,024
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#220 of 459
Rank by pay
#294 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

St. John's University-New York graduates in history earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How St. John's University-New York 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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217Washington College Chestertown, MD$51,167$44,905#386—
218Centre College Danville, KY$51,094$57,854#72—
219State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY$51,043$48,582#293$30,192
220St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$51,024$48,564#294—
221Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX$50,988$51,840#202$24,801
222Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA$50,943$51,809#205$30,792
223Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO$50,874$47,577#320$32,603

Other Majors at St. John's University-New York by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$142,774$100,883#5 of 253
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,396$82,432#14 of 126
Insurance$105,688$70,752#2 of 21
Finance and Financial Management Services$98,970$51,259#58 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$91,878$46,495#101 of 796
Economics$84,639$45,301#140 of 368
Computer and Information Sciences$79,960$52,422#296 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$78,215$32,643#3 of 345
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$77,433$49,090#62 of 99
Marketing$75,520$33,534#114 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$74,937$19,067#9 of 215
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,271$38,550#338 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$70,521$35,973#20 of 61
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$69,439$39,295#4 of 680
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,728$38,210#54 of 178
Physics$67,536—#92 of 107
Non-Professional Legal Studies$65,316$29,307#18 of 39
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,978$34,686#71 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$63,659—#51 of 299
Psychology$62,672$23,821#60 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$60,634$27,234#159 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,265$27,534#117 of 610
English Language and Literature$59,267$25,109#67 of 576
Political Science and Government$59,122—#338 of 565
Journalism$59,067$36,020#62 of 187
Biology$53,989$23,473#559 of 841
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,601—#240 of 476
Philosophy$52,006—#57 of 86
Chemistry$51,414—#202 of 209
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,922$29,513#213 of 265

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do St. John's University-New York history graduates make?

Graduates earn $51,024 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does St. John's University-New York rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, St. John's University-New York ranks #220 by median pay four years after graduation, and #294 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at St. John's University-New York worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for St. John's University-New York · 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.