Bachelor's-12% vs national median86 grads tracked
History at Emory & Henry College
Ranked 241st of 354 bachelor's programs in History by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,324
middle 50%: $20,129 – $41,244
Median · 5 years out
$48,030
middle 50%: $36,739 – $58,893
Median · 10 years out
$64,578
middle 50%: $51,223 – $79,247
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 Emory & Henry College in Virginia earn a median first-year salary of $30k. Mid-career earnings rise to $48k, with ten-year medians reaching $65k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,836 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY at Fredonia
$48,199 · 5 yrs out
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
Winthrop University
$47,983 · 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
Other majors at Emory & Henry College
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$58,317 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$58,056 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$55,801 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out