Bachelor's+20% vs national median79 grads tracked
History at Wabash College
Ranked 18th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $27,886 – $55,778
Median · 5 years out
$64,930
middle 50%: $49,308 – $88,708
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 Wabash College's bachelor's program in History earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating, rising to $64,930 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $54,304 for this field, ranking 18th 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,641 total interest
Same major at other universities
Empire State University
$66,311 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$66,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$66,085 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$65,688 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$65,435 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$65,334 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$64,854 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$64,507 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$64,374 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$64,036 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$63,548 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Wabash College
Economics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$85,089 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's)
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$60,895 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out