History at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$30,522
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$40,169
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#439 of 459
Rank by pay
#379 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus graduates in history earn 21% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 55% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 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
…
436Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL$40,597$39,886#446$32,149
437Appalachian State University Boone, NC$40,371$43,324#411$28,454
438Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN$40,317$44,042#397$34,456
439Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$40,169$45,100#379$30,522
440Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH$39,968$42,652#418$31,163
441Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI$39,709$41,869#428$28,414
442University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$39,477$40,973#438$16,100

Other Majors at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$101,279$72,820#113 of 189
Fire Protection$99,557$75,503#4 of 19
Chemical Engineering$98,557$82,466#62 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,447$74,250#161 of 258
Industrial Engineering$94,692$69,486#60 of 94
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$91,249$68,226#48 of 59
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$90,291$78,417#15 of 46
Mechanical Engineering$89,436$69,905#206 of 318
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,342$73,900#28 of 43
Civil Engineering$86,890$71,176#95 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$85,641$61,514#232 of 459
Agricultural Engineering$83,517$65,494#16 of 26
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,326$74,056#635 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,340$56,916#179 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$81,039$50,943#241 of 796
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$76,400$61,141#51 of 61
Air Transportation$75,469$45,682#40 of 52
Architectural Sciences and Technology$73,075$56,272#7 of 22
Architecture$70,123—#26 of 78
Business/Managerial Economics$69,153$40,413#63 of 84
International Business$66,385$40,442#84 of 115
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$64,678$45,366#31 of 67
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,062$45,200#622 of 1176
Political Science and Government$63,977$33,484#222 of 565
Marketing$62,716$44,366#350 of 516
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$62,404—#55 of 225
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$61,369$25,076#7 of 50
Agricultural Business and Management$60,830$45,095#53 of 77
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$59,979$38,040#39 of 49
Philosophy$59,640—#33 of 86

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oklahoma State University-Main Campus history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,522 one year after graduating and $40,169 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oklahoma State University-Main Campus rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus ranks #439 by median pay four years after graduation, and #379 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · 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.