History at La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 9 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$44,285
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#389 of 459
Rank by pay
#380 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
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La Salle University graduates in history earn 13% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How La Salle University 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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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
391East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN$44,142$48,220#300$27,799
392East Carolina University Greenville, NC$44,113$47,340#327$33,219

Other Majors at La Salle University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$100,679$84,400#127 of 966
Computer Science$94,659$70,783#206 of 349
Computer and Information Sciences$91,837$58,662#178 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$89,087$56,485#113 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$83,892$54,772#203 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,900$37,382#131 of 1176
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$76,518$57,783#77 of 126
Biology$73,920$30,626#58 of 841
Marketing$68,227$38,994#226 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,759—#35 of 215
Sociology$64,953$36,319#35 of 462
Systems Science and Theory$64,444$36,442#4 of 6
Special Education and Teaching$63,434$48,302#11 of 177
Business/Commerce$61,594$40,026#188 of 271
Communication and Media Studies$61,347$36,037#138 of 660
Political Science and Government$56,792—#400 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$55,765$47,470#40 of 53
Social Work$55,431$37,453#128 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,322—#94 of 680
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,165$38,832#319 of 660
Public Health$50,517$39,400#163 of 215
Psychology$49,216$32,348#588 of 1027

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do La Salle University history graduates make?

Graduates earn $44,285 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does La Salle University rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, La Salle University ranks #389 by median pay four years after graduation, and #380 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at La Salle University worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% less than the national median for history ($50,680).

← All data for La Salle University · 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.