History at University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 142 graduates a year

$36,568
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,906
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#116 of 459
Rank by pay
#88 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,000
Median federal debt

University of North Texas graduates in history earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of North Texas 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
…
113California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA$56,081$51,030#225—
114Villanova University Villanova, PA$56,080$57,034#83$27,882
115University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$55,973$49,290#273$27,586
116University of North Texas Denton, TX$55,906$56,840#88$36,568
117University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$55,878$59,947#56—
118California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$55,797$50,772#233$32,596
119James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA$55,782$50,795#232$29,000

Other Majors at University of North Texas by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$109,151$78,714#82 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$104,024$70,235#100 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,294$75,265#179 of 258
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$92,524$72,266#22 of 43
Management Information Systems and Services$91,514$64,441#48 of 166
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$88,484—#84 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$87,257$68,173#258 of 318
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$80,138$59,941#39 of 61
Accounting and Related Services$79,124$61,509#269 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$78,740$54,058#44 of 84
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$78,629$58,615#74 of 126
Materials Engineering$78,250—#34 of 34
Air Transportation$78,166$56,487#35 of 52
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,061$57,524#232 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,657$53,194#225 of 1176
Insurance$75,438$59,022#16 of 21
Business/Commerce$71,695$45,122#65 of 271
Real Estate$71,473$44,124#18 of 25
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$69,210$45,265#20 of 67
Information Science/Studies$69,097$52,449#115 of 148
Marketing$66,673$43,828#259 of 516
Economics$66,040$51,316#316 of 368
Interior Architecture$64,716$50,681#6 of 17
Homeland Security$63,622$44,969#23 of 33
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,703$45,015#14 of 137
Mathematics$62,465$53,133#235 of 309
Chemistry$61,473$38,006#147 of 209
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$60,655$34,657#80 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$60,456$45,745#159 of 187
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,004$53,733#70 of 207

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of North Texas history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,568 one year after graduating and $55,906 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of North Texas rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of North Texas ranks #116 by median pay four years after graduation, and #88 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of North Texas worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,000.

← All data for University of North Texas · 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.