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Bachelor's-3% vs national median369 grads tracked

History at State University of New York at Oneonta

Ranked 141st of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,319
middle 50%: $22,461 – $41,894
Median · 5 years out
$52,518
middle 50%: $37,466 – $73,651
Median · 10 years out
$65,440
middle 50%: $48,325 – $90,301

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 State University of New York at Oneonta's bachelor's program in History earn a median $30,319 one year after graduating, rising to $65,440 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $54,304 for this field, ranking 141st 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,246 total interest

Same major at other universities

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$52,943 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$52,823 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$52,813 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$52,813 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$52,754 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$52,371 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$52,363 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$52,347 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$52,289 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at State University of New York at Oneonta

Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$87,615 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,833 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$72,558 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$68,203 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,059 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,303 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out

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