Bachelor's+14% vs national median246 grads tracked
History at University of Massachusetts at Boston
Ranked 32nd of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,793
middle 50%: $27,601 – $56,144
Median · 5 years out
$61,789
middle 50%: $45,689 – $84,672
Median · 10 years out
$83,940
middle 50%: $62,520 – $107,668
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for History (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
University of Massachusetts at Boston History alumni earn a median $41k in their first year. Median pay reaches $84k after a decade.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,029 total interest
Same major at other universities
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,407 · 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
Hampden Sydney College
$61,051 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Massachusetts at Boston
Education (Doctorate)
$137,588 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$132,649 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$122,667 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$113,002 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$99,939 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,939 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$97,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$97,005 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$92,187 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$84,993 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$84,083 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,205 · 5 yrs out