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Bachelor's-14% vs national median124 grads tracked

History at Indiana University Southeast

Ranked 275th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,128
middle 50%: $25,088 – $45,751
Median · 5 years out
$46,717
middle 50%: $35,626 – $58,249
Median · 10 years out
$60,442
middle 50%: $44,206 – $83,557

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for History (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Indiana University Southeast's bachelor's program in History earn a median $33,128 one year after graduating, rising to $60,442 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $54,304 for this field, ranking 275th of 354 reporting programs.

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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,676 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of South Dakota
$47,034 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$46,903 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$46,815 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$46,803 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$46,759 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$46,717 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,654 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$46,644 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$46,571 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$46,555 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University Southeast

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,286 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,378 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,382 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$77,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$74,063 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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