Bachelor's-12% vs national median366 grads tracked
History at Winthrop University
Ranked 242nd of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,895
middle 50%: $23,825 – $41,244
Median · 5 years out
$47,983
middle 50%: $37,206 – $58,887
Median · 10 years out
$57,223
middle 50%: $43,858 – $73,647
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 Winthrop University's bachelor's program in History earn a median $30,895 one year after graduating, rising to $57,223 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $54,304 for this field, ranking 242nd 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,903 total interest
Same major at other universities
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$48,105 · 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
Concordia College - Moorhead
$47,973 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$47,905 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$47,740 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$47,726 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Winthrop University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out