History at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 60 graduates a year

$28,713
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,505
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#197 of 459
Rank by pay
#78 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,750
Median federal debt

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduates in history earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 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
…
194Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$52,550$50,196#247$39,186
195Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$52,523$46,099#353$35,150
196University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA$52,514$54,363#127$35,074
197The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$52,505$57,356#78$28,713
198Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA$52,458$47,768#316$29,386
199California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$52,423$47,701#317$25,014
200University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO$52,423$49,026#283$35,403

Other Majors at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$107,093$73,822#16 of 94
Computer Science$106,312$70,193#131 of 349
Computer Engineering$105,834$74,085#95 of 189
Nuclear Engineering$99,139$73,724#6 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,642$75,316#210 of 258
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$92,042$59,501#45 of 126
Chemical Engineering$91,643$76,302#119 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$90,623$65,756#171 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$89,445$53,197#122 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$89,015—#53 of 59
Soil Sciences$88,563$55,322#1 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$85,141—#13 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$83,793$53,826#156 of 452
Statistics$83,697—#29 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,074$59,147#115 of 1176
Civil Engineering$80,958$64,386#186 of 233
Business/Managerial Economics$80,415$44,025#40 of 84
Chemistry$79,736$41,589#19 of 209
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,118$65,298#843 of 966
Marketing$70,661$46,896#178 of 516
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$69,476$47,261#117 of 118
Design and Applied Arts$69,047$36,061#21 of 299
Architecture$68,765$50,365#33 of 78
Food Science and Technology$68,114$48,441#19 of 29
Economics$67,902$46,302#295 of 368
Interior Architecture$65,144$45,448#4 of 17
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$63,996$43,014#7 of 19
Materials Engineering—$63,505—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$63,314$42,173#80 of 178
Human Resources Management and Services$63,005$49,956#139 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Tennessee-Knoxville history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,713 one year after graduating and $52,505 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranks #197 by median pay four years after graduation, and #78 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,750.

← All data for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · 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.