Bachelor's+11% vs national median612 grads tracked
History at University of Texas at El Paso
Ranked 40th of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,751
middle 50%: $28,664 – $63,170
Median · 5 years out
$60,187
middle 50%: $42,520 – $72,199
Median · 10 years out
$66,523
middle 50%: $52,081 – $78,076
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 bachelor's graduates from the University of Texas at El Paso earn a median $46k in their first year. Five-year median salaries reach $60k, and ten-year salaries reach $67k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
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
≈ $7,687 total interest
Same major at other universities
City College of New York - CUNY
$61,561 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$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
George Mason University
$59,757 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$59,635 · 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
Other majors at University of Texas at El Paso
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$144,848 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,211 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$105,075 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$104,454 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$103,751 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$103,730 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,810 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,610 · 5 yrs out
Metallurgical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out