Bachelor's-4% vs national median790 grads tracked
History at Iowa State University of Science & Technology
Ranked 147th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,060
middle 50%: $25,238 – $47,193
Median · 5 years out
$52,289
middle 50%: $38,011 – $65,730
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $48,865 – $84,920
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for History (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
History majors at Iowa State University start with a median salary of $35k. Ten-year earnings grow to $66k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,630 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Oneonta
$52,518 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$52,371 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$52,363 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$52,347 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$52,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$52,184 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Iowa State University of Science & Technology
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$147,324 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$146,317 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$136,278 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$118,825 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$116,045 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Doctorate)
$115,806 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$113,881 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$107,785 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$107,597 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$104,160 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,015 · 5 yrs out