Highest Earning Master's History Programs

These are the highest earning master's history programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 35 programs, with Columbia University in the City of New York leading at $72,306.

Rank Institution State Earnings Completers
1 Columbia University in the City of New York NY $72,306 47
2 Ashland University OH $70,522 42
3 Norwich University VT $70,211 58
4 American University DC $68,296 27
5 California State University-Fullerton CA $67,675 22
6 Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO $67,570 11
7 Simmons University MA $66,986 8
8 Boston College MA $66,787 14
9 Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ $64,587 10
10 Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ $64,587 160
11 American Public University System WV $63,247 150
12 Monmouth University NJ $62,596 7
13 University of Nebraska at Kearney NE $62,153 30
14 George Mason University VA $59,751 34
15 Liberty University VA $59,708 158
16 Rutgers University-Camden NJ $56,792 12
17 Rutgers University-Newark NJ $56,792 12
18 Central Connecticut State University CT $55,930 8
19 Southern New Hampshire University NH $54,961 204
20 Sam Houston State University TX $54,943 26
21 California State University-Sacramento CA $53,415 17
22 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC $52,658 13
23 University of Massachusetts-Boston MA $52,407 18
24 University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC $52,245 13
25 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA $49,768 29
26 Wright State University-Main Campus OH $48,916 17
27 Texas State University TX $48,794 19
28 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH $48,787 10
29 University of North Carolina Wilmington NC $48,402 31
30 West Virginia University WV $47,971 13
31 Middle Tennessee State University TN $47,898 15
32 Eastern Illinois University IL $45,346 8
33 University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC $45,003 17
34 University of Missouri-St Louis MO $44,457 13
35 Duquesne University PA $44,130 13

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 54 (History) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.