History at Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 52 graduates a year

$31,194
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,199
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#240 of 459
Rank by pay
#149 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,353
Median federal debt

Miami University-Oxford graduates in history earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Miami University-Oxford 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
…
237Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA$50,286$46,252#351$36,126
238Wayne State University Detroit, MI$50,251$52,984#168$41,874
239The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$50,213$56,996#85$25,533
240Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$50,199$53,570#149$31,194
241Clemson University Clemson, SC$50,125$55,581#108$36,199
242Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA$50,107$58,003#68—
243Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA$50,090$50,942#228$29,451

Other Majors at Miami University-Oxford by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Information Systems and Services$111,158$72,045#9 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,406$71,203#26 of 452
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$102,249$74,770#27 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$101,808$67,743#47 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$101,674$60,596#10 of 84
Engineering-Related Fields$99,473$74,624#8 of 33
Computer Engineering$96,840$71,836#141 of 189
Chemical Engineering$96,025$77,542#85 of 158
Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,796$67,823#38 of 1176
Computer and Information Sciences$94,001$66,030#158 of 459
Economics$90,742$57,379#102 of 368
Statistics$90,388$61,702#24 of 50
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,862$69,483#5 of 34
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,052$58,914#81 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$87,343$68,067#256 of 318
Marketing$86,919$59,043#40 of 516
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$82,411$50,938#6 of 158
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$79,710$50,700#14 of 178
Area Studies$79,449$50,637#3 of 70
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,451$71,404#831 of 966
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$77,163—#6 of 49
Political Science and Government$75,374$46,428#63 of 565
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$72,484$34,923#11 of 48
Biology$72,037$38,122#72 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$70,919$40,486#29 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$67,981$47,295#27 of 299
International Relations and National Security Studies$67,301$38,766#55 of 118
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,193$47,731#28 of 67
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,575—#58 of 215
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$61,474$42,287#20 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Miami University-Oxford history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,194 one year after graduating and $50,199 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Miami University-Oxford rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Miami University-Oxford ranks #240 by median pay four years after graduation, and #149 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Miami University-Oxford worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,353.

← All data for Miami University-Oxford · 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.