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Best History Programs 2026

Best history programs ranked by graduate earnings. See which schools give history majors the strongest career outcomes.

18 programs ranked

$33,343 avg salary

9 public schools

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Harvard University · Cambridge, MA

$50,411 median salary$16,816/yr net cost3.5 yr break-even+68% vs. HS diploma

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Georgetown University · Washington, DC

$46,691 median salary$39,433/yr net cost9.8 yr break-even+56% vs. HS diploma

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George Washington University · Washington, DC

$42,168 median salary$37,454/yr net cost12.9 yr break-even+41% vs. HS diploma

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University of Chicago · Chicago, IL

$40,346 median salary$18,967/yr net cost7.9 yr break-even+34% vs. HS diploma

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Emory University · Atlanta, GA

$37,286 median salary$23,911/yr net cost14 yr break-even+24% vs. HS diploma

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Boston University · Boston, MA

$37,151 median salary$26,996/yr net cost16.3 yr break-even+24% vs. HS diploma

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Northeastern University · Boston, MA

$35,067 median salary$32,116/yr net cost27.1 yr break-even+17% vs. HS diploma

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Iowa State University · Ames, IA

$32,633 median salary$18,165/yr net cost30.8 yr break-even+9% vs. HS diploma

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University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$31,678 median salary$13,481/yr net cost35 yr break-even+6% vs. HS diploma

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The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL

$30,190 median salary$22,150/yr net cost509.9 yr break-even+1% vs. HS diploma

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Brandeis University · Waltham, MA

$30,142 median salary$33,885/yr net cost1020.3 yr break-even+0% vs. HS diploma

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University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA

$29,963 median salary$31,927/yr net cost+0% vs. HS diploma

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University of Georgia · Athens, GA

$28,733 median salary$13,816/yr net cost+-4% vs. HS diploma

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University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

$26,805 median salary$6,351/yr net cost+-11% vs. HS diploma

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University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA

$26,516 median salary$13,825/yr net cost+-12% vs. HS diploma

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University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA

$25,829 median salary$12,548/yr net cost+-14% vs. HS diploma

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Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN

$24,489 median salary$15,342/yr net cost+-18% vs. HS diploma

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University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ

$24,071 median salary$15,960/yr net cost+-20% vs. HS diploma

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Rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Programs are ranked by median earnings 1 year after completion. Data reflects bachelor's degree programs only.