Bachelor's+23% vs national median359 grads tracked
History at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 10th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,366
middle 50%: $25,964 – $64,005
Median · 5 years out
$66,732
middle 50%: $43,658 – $85,564
Median · 10 years out
$88,921
middle 50%: $56,735 – $120,019
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 CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in History earn a median $39,366 one year after graduating, rising to $88,921 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% above the national median of $54,304 for this field, ranking 10th 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,830 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Queens College
$70,022 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$68,216 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$68,036 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$66,877 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$66,368 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out