History at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Bachelor's Degree · about 103 graduates a year

$33,791
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,359
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#268 of 459
Rank by pay
#169 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,056
Median federal debt

University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates in history earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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
…
265North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$49,500$53,121#167$33,251
266St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY$49,491$47,105#333—
267University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$49,401$46,200#352$37,044
268University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$49,359$52,969#169$33,791
269California State University-Chico Chico, CA$49,351$44,906#385$30,697
270University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA$49,313$51,871#201$27,569
271Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC$49,222$54,580#120$24,172

Other History Credentials at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$52,245—

Other Majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$97,109$71,117#140 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$95,640—#32 of 166
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,953$72,167#207 of 258
Computer Science$93,037$67,704#220 of 349
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$92,567$67,199#21 of 43
Physics$89,944$70,150#24 of 107
Mechanical Engineering$88,265$69,178#233 of 318
Mathematics and Statistics$87,419$44,809#5 of 9
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,238$67,997#46 of 253
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,723$73,445#541 of 966
Systems Engineering$84,648$68,034#10 of 11
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$83,768$66,421#23 of 46
Civil Engineering$83,289$67,934#144 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$83,018$60,639#246 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$78,160$60,048#47 of 61
Accounting and Related Services$76,690$50,928#318 of 796
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$75,611$62,552#7 of 14
Finance and Financial Management Services$74,965$51,628#259 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,654$46,272#357 of 1176
International Business$69,467$53,036#73 of 115
Architecture$67,204$51,558#41 of 78
Business/Managerial Economics$67,182$43,826#68 of 84
Marketing$66,574$43,619#260 of 516
Mathematics$66,450$42,740#194 of 309
Public Health$63,965$36,307#53 of 215
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,700$38,190#95 of 178
Chemistry$60,978$35,482#151 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$60,407$38,234#164 of 660
Political Science and Government$57,273$32,780#391 of 565
Geography and Cartography$57,208$42,210#66 of 117

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of North Carolina at Charlotte history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,791 one year after graduating and $49,359 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of North Carolina at Charlotte rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranks #268 by median pay four years after graduation, and #169 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of North Carolina at Charlotte worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,056.

← All data for University of North Carolina at Charlotte · 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.