History at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Whitewater, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 34 graduates a year

$40,807
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,693
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#279 of 459
Rank by pay
#236 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,468
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater graduates in history earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 48% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 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
…
276University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$48,896$52,044#196$34,335
277DePaul University Chicago, IL$48,857$48,002#310$36,889
278East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA$48,779$49,609#263$27,711
279University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI$48,693$50,667#236$40,807
280Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$48,680$49,493#266$31,652
281Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-sydney, VA$48,625$44,278#394$42,949
282Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA$48,589$49,415#271$34,682

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
International Business$89,687$47,225#19 of 115
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$81,385$70,016#14 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$79,799$52,995#299 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$78,762$61,926#277 of 796
Economics$77,395$46,404#198 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,415$55,477#277 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,928$55,874#286 of 452
Business/Commerce$68,873$49,965#83 of 271
Marketing$67,317$47,664#244 of 516
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,300$45,373#25 of 67
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,936$35,693#40 of 265
Mathematics$63,850$50,285#221 of 309
Criminology$63,365$40,060#16 of 113
Human Resources Management and Services$62,750$52,071#142 of 187
Geography and Cartography$62,589$37,521#40 of 117
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$60,386—#25 of 37
Public Administration$60,383$44,951#28 of 47
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,241$40,494#88 of 476
Chemistry$58,170$48,903#172 of 209
Biology$58,118$38,331#415 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$56,878—#141 of 215
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,575$42,722#108 of 225
Communication and Media Studies$55,152$39,367#302 of 660
Political Science and Government$54,074$39,042#451 of 565
Social Work$52,888$37,952#181 of 420
International/Globalization Studies$52,885—#57 of 87
Psychology$52,284$38,376#386 of 1027
Special Education and Teaching$51,908$47,592#78 of 177
Journalism$50,970$36,139#129 of 187
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$50,827$42,256#176 of 345

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-Whitewater history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,807 one year after graduating and $48,693 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Whitewater rank for history?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ranks #279 by median pay four years after graduation, and #236 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is history at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,468.

← All data for University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · 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.