Bachelor's+10% vs national median132 grads tracked
History at Carleton College
Ranked 42nd of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,227
middle 50%: $28,969 – $58,497
Median · 5 years out
$59,635
middle 50%: $39,452 – $81,553
Median · 10 years out
$96,422
middle 50%: $66,779 – $143,232
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 Carleton College's bachelor's program in History earn a median $43,227 one year after graduating, rising to $96,422 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $54,304 for this field, ranking 42nd 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,898 total interest
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$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$61,127 · 5 yrs out
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
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$59,550 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$59,507 · 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
Other majors at Carleton College
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$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out