Bachelor's+10% vs national median198 grads tracked
History at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Ranked 44th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,841
middle 50%: $28,160 – $49,308
Median · 5 years out
$59,507
middle 50%: $39,980 – $74,845
Median · 10 years out
$76,251
middle 50%: $57,938 – $94,922
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 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth earn a median $38k in their first year. Mid-career pay reaches $76k.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,539 total interest
Same major at other universities
Hampden Sydney College
$61,051 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$60,812 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$60,187 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$59,757 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$59,635 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$59,550 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$59,496 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$59,391 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$59,278 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$59,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$59,157 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$59,073 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$117,172 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$113,420 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$106,692 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,680 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,482 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,863 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$88,570 · 5 yrs out