Bachelor's-11% vs national median392 grads tracked
History at SUNY Buffalo State University
Ranked 237th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,525
middle 50%: $22,983 – $40,716
Median · 5 years out
$48,105
middle 50%: $35,945 – $62,446
Median · 10 years out
$58,238
middle 50%: $43,131 – $77,482
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 graduates from SUNY Buffalo State University earn a median of $31k in their first year. Median salaries grow to $58k 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?
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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
9 yrs
≈ $10,921 total interest
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$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$48,284 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$48,252 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$48,238 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$48,199 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
Erskine College
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$47,983 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$47,973 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$60,562 · 5 yrs out