Bachelor's+15% vs national median1,109 grads tracked
History at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked 31st of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,289
middle 50%: $26,448 – $53,963
Median · 5 years out
$62,407
middle 50%: $46,951 – $81,382
Median · 10 years out
$83,481
middle 50%: $63,874 – $118,226
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for History (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Median first-year earnings for this History degree stand at $39k. Long-term median pay reaches $83k by the tenth year.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,139 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Connecticut
$63,517 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$63,111 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$62,983 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$62,897 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,777 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$62,571 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$61,789 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$61,720 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$61,561 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,127 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$226,077 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$206,093 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$177,207 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$176,681 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$173,815 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$164,239 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$159,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$152,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$151,479 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$126,011 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out