History at Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 56 graduates a year

$36,199
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,125
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#241 of 459
Rank by pay
#108 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Clemson University graduates in history earn 1% 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 Clemson 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
…
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
244Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$50,084$50,921#229$34,016

Other Majors at Clemson University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$105,646$76,549#9 of 148
Computer Engineering$102,762$77,672#108 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$101,301$73,374#110 of 459
Construction Management$98,726$73,987#15 of 57
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,446$77,925#162 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$94,449$68,904#10 of 33
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,705$65,110#61 of 118
Industrial Engineering$92,491$74,709#67 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,098$75,951#116 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$91,269$58,876#100 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,028$73,220#164 of 318
Agricultural Engineering$88,338—#7 of 26
Materials Engineering$85,883$69,763#27 of 34
Civil Engineering$84,873$69,386#121 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$56,419#189 of 796
Mathematics$82,450$47,529#70 of 309
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,714$68,363#23 of 46
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$81,526$30,265#4 of 49
Marketing$81,109$47,606#68 of 516
Economics$79,468$45,075#185 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,491$74,206#895 of 966
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$72,010$32,180#17 of 61
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,968$43,318#34 of 178
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$70,584$39,209#20 of 225
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,059$47,260#374 of 1176
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$69,274$42,244—
Chemistry$67,996—#92 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$67,102$43,505#9 of 137
Agricultural Business and Management$67,050$49,714#29 of 77
Design and Applied Arts$66,150$46,689#39 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Clemson University history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,199 one year after graduating and $50,125 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Clemson University rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Clemson University ranks #241 by median pay four years after graduation, and #108 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at Clemson University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Clemson 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.