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Best Schools for History in 2026

389 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering History, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average History graduate earns $32,281/yr across 389 schools.

Programs Ranked

389

Avg Earnings

$32,281/yr

Avg DW Score

41/100

AI Risk

High

50% task exposure

All History Programs Ranked

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#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Amherst College Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit	65 60–65	$56,444/yr	4.9x
2	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX · Public	64 59–64	$57,239/yr	15.7x
3	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	62 59–62	$38,643/yr	23.8x
4	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public	61 57–61	$43,874/yr	17.5x
5	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit	60 55–60	$61,127/yr	2.6x
6	Nevada State University Henderson, NV · Public	60 56–61	$50,149/yr	18.7x
7	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA · Public	59 57–60	$38,226/yr	26.8x
8	Harvard University Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit	58 54–59	$53,468/yr	3.0x
9	Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit	57 52–57	$60,750/yr	2.3x
10	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	57 53–58	$44,806/yr	11.2x
11	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC · Public	56 52–57	$42,712/yr	10.8x
12	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI · Public	56 53–57	$40,807/yr	15.0x
13	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · Public	55 51–55	$42,020/yr	11.0x
14	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE · Public	55 52–56	$39,340/yr	14.9x
15	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public	55 53–56	$37,450/yr	11.0x
16	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	54 52–55	$37,031/yr	17.5x
17	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA · Public	54 49–54	$46,908/yr	7.9x
18	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public	54 53–55	$34,909/yr	26.8x
19	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	54 49–54	$48,555/yr	2.3x
20	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	54 49–54	$46,856/yr	2.4x
21	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX · Public	54 52–55	$37,246/yr	16.4x
22	University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	54 52–55	$39,240/yr	13.1x
23	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY · Public	54 52–54	$35,450/yr	18.3x
24	Towson University Towson, MD · Public	53 50–53	$40,162/yr	10.9x
25	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY · Public	53 51–54	$36,426/yr	13.0x
26	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA · Public	53 49–53	$42,543/yr	6.7x
27	Troy University Troy, AL · Public	52 50–53	$39,591/yr	12.2x
28	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	52 51–53	$32,596/yr	17.9x
29	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA · Public	52 51–52	$31,992/yr	17.0x
30	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	52 51–52	$34,335/yr	19.0x
31	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA · Public	52 50–52	$35,074/yr	19.3x
32	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD · Public	52 51–52	$31,852/yr	17.5x
33	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA · Public	52 48–53	$46,184/yr	9.5x
34	Cornell University Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit	52 48–53	$44,706/yr	2.4x
35	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	52 52–52	$28,790/yr	20.9x
36	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY · Public	52 50–53	$36,625/yr	14.2x
37	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK · Public	52 50–53	$39,604/yr	12.3x
38	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	52 49–53	$42,899/yr	9.3x
39	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	52 50–53	$38,687/yr	10.9x
40	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	52 50–52	$35,959/yr	12.0x
41	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE · Public	51 49–52	$36,401/yr	14.2x
42	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · Public	51 49–51	$33,981/yr	14.3x
43	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public	51 48–51	$40,919/yr	8.7x
44	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · Public	51 51–52	$27,769/yr	20.8x
45	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	51 50–52	$34,592/yr	14.3x
46	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX · Public	51 50–52	$34,016/yr	14.4x
47	American Public University System Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit	51 50–52	$35,198/yr	14.8x
48	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · Public	50 50–50	$28,718/yr	19.1x
49	Ashford University San Diego, CA · Private for-profit	50 45–50	$46,581/yr	7.7x
50	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS · Public	50 49–50	$33,744/yr	12.3x
51	Wayne State University Detroit, MI · Public	50 46–50	$41,874/yr	8.1x
52	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX · Public	50 48–50	$34,519/yr	14.4x
53	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	50 48–51	$36,568/yr	11.3x
54	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	50 48–51	$37,741/yr	10.7x
55	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	49 46–50	$39,283/yr	9.6x
56	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA · Public	49 48–50	$32,184/yr	16.0x
57	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · Public	49 48–50	$31,059/yr	17.8x
58	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	49 47–50	$38,203/yr	12.8x
59	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	49 49–49	$27,360/yr	21.5x
60	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN · Public	49 46–50	$40,692/yr	10.4x
61	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	49 46–50	$41,294/yr	10.0x
62	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	49 48–50	$33,117/yr	12.4x
63	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public	49 45–49	$42,451/yr	8.1x
64	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public	49 46–50	$39,186/yr	11.3x
65	CUNY City College New York, NY · Public	49 48–49	$30,290/yr	17.5x
66	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY · Public	49 48–49	$30,192/yr	15.5x
67	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Public	49 48–50	$33,264/yr	14.0x
68	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA · Public	48 48–49	$27,975/yr	19.1x
69	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	48 44–48	$42,785/yr	8.9x
70	Florida International University Miami, FL · Public	48 47–49	$31,835/yr	17.8x
71	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	48 47–49	$33,474/yr	17.0x
72	Dalton State College Dalton, GA · Public	48 47–49	$32,899/yr	29.8x
73	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	48 47–48	$31,880/yr	11.6x
74	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit	48 45–48	$39,522/yr	2.3x
75	East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public	48 47–49	$33,219/yr	15.6x
76	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	48 47–48	$33,791/yr	15.3x
77	Brown University Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	48 44–48	$42,296/yr	2.0x
78	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	48 47–49	$34,495/yr	11.0x
79	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA · Public	48 47–49	$32,752/yr	18.9x
80	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit	47 43–48	$43,596/yr	5.9x
81	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA · Public	47 47–48	$31,540/yr	12.1x
82	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · Public	47 46–47	$25,728/yr	18.3x
83	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · Public	47 45–48	$38,627/yr	10.4x
84	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO · Public	47 45–47	$35,403/yr	10.0x
85	Yale University New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit	47 43–48	$54,700/yr	1.1x
86	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · Public	47 46–47	$24,639/yr	26.4x
87	Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit	47 42–47	$50,161/yr	1.7x
88	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA · Public	47 46–47	$34,215/yr	10.8x
89	Worcester State University Worcester, MA · Public	47 45–48	$38,028/yr	9.7x
90	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	47 44–48	$42,297/yr	6.4x
91	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · Public	47 46–48	$18,674/yr	20.4x
92	University at Albany Albany, NY · Public	47 46–47	$32,174/yr	12.2x
93	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY · Public	47 46–47	$28,664/yr	14.8x
94	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY · Public	47 46–48	$33,901/yr	13.4x
95	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public	47 46–47	$33,251/yr	13.1x
96	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD · Public	47 46–48	$33,135/yr	12.8x
97	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · Public	47 46–48	$34,028/yr	7.1x
98	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO · Public	46 44–47	$38,276/yr	10.4x
99	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO · Public	46 45–47	$36,272/yr	9.2x
100	Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	46 41–46	$49,876/yr	0.9x
101	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	46 46–47	$27,944/yr	21.0x
102	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	46 42–46	$40,465/yr	6.5x
103	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	46 46–47	$31,526/yr	12.3x
104	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA · Public	46 45–47	$32,999/yr	10.7x
105	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit	46 43–47	$42,345/yr	2.1x
106	Kean University Union, NJ · Public	46 45–47	$34,934/yr	9.3x
107	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN · Public	46 45–46	$34,456/yr	12.4x
108	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA · Public	46 44–47	$36,733/yr	9.3x
109	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA · Public	46 45–47	$36,126/yr	12.3x
110	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	45 45–46	$28,116/yr	10.8x
111	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	45 44–46	$34,753/yr	7.8x
112	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL · Public	45 43–45	$33,288/yr	9.6x
113	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	45 45–46	$31,215/yr	8.5x
114	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI · Public	45 42–46	$38,628/yr	8.3x
115	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ · Private nonprofit	45 41–46	$46,393/yr	2.6x
116	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	45 44–45	$33,763/yr	7.6x
117	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	45 43–45	$33,763/yr	7.6x
118	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	45 44–46	$33,763/yr	7.9x
119	Barnard College New York, NY · Private nonprofit	45 40–46	$48,092/yr	0.8x
120	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit	45 41–46	$53,828/yr	1.4x
121	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · Public	45 45–46	$29,180/yr	15.3x
122	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX · Public	45 45–46	$31,652/yr	11.7x
123	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI · Public	45 43–46	$35,947/yr	11.4x
124	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR · Public	45 44–45	$34,589/yr	9.3x
125	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA · Public	45 45–45	$24,134/yr	18.8x
126	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	44 44–45	$27,083/yr	16.7x
127	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	44 43–44	$28,849/yr	9.6x
128	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO · Public	44 43–44	$32,603/yr	11.6x
129	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL · Public	44 41–45	$39,102/yr	7.8x
130	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME · Public	44 42–44	$36,876/yr	9.1x
131	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit	44 42–45	$37,734/yr	6.7x
132	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofit	44 39–45	$48,482/yr	2.0x
133	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	44 44–45	$31,607/yr	9.0x
134	Princeton University Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit	44 39–44	$45,363/yr	0.9x
135	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ · Public	44 43–45	$33,145/yr	8.0x
136	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM · Public	44 43–44	$29,793/yr	13.9x
137	Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public	44 44–45	$24,498/yr	13.6x
138	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public	44 43–45	$34,589/yr	8.6x
139	Providence College Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	44 41–45	$41,923/yr	1.9x
140	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Public	44 42–44	$35,747/yr	8.7x
141	Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public	44 43–45	$31,220/yr	9.9x
142	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	44 41–45	$39,283/yr	—
143	California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	43 43–44	$30,697/yr	13.3x
144	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public	43 43–44	$23,480/yr	11.0x
145	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public	43 41–43	$37,044/yr	6.4x
146	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public	43 43–44	$26,784/yr	18.7x
147	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA · Public	43 42–44	$32,340/yr	15.2x
148	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit	43 40–44	$41,341/yr	1.7x
149	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA · Public	43 43–44	$30,581/yr	8.8x
150	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public	43 42–44	$35,150/yr	7.3x
151	New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	43 41–44	$39,636/yr	2.0x
152	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY · Public	43 41–44	$35,822/yr	10.8x
153	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC · Public	43 43–44	$27,241/yr	18.1x
154	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA · Public	43 42–44	$34,460/yr	8.4x
155	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA · Public	43 42–44	$34,682/yr	10.0x
156	Clemson University Clemson, SC · Public	43 41–44	$36,199/yr	7.1x
157	Lander University Greenwood, SC · Public	43 41–43	$36,613/yr	8.4x
158	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public	43 42–44	$35,391/yr	10.4x
159	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public	43 43–43	$28,277/yr	12.9x
160	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA · Public	43 42–43	$31,595/yr	5.6x
161	Longwood University Farmville, VA · Public	43 41–43	$37,404/yr	6.8x
162	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public	43 42–43	$33,319/yr	7.8x
163	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	43 42–44	$32,201/yr	11.0x
164	University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL · Public	42 41–42	$32,263/yr	8.5x
165	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public	42 42–42	$27,873/yr	12.2x
166	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	42 42–43	$24,077/yr	15.7x
167	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	42 42–43	$25,014/yr	16.4x
168	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	42 41–42	$26,862/yr	15.9x
169	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	42 41–42	$31,895/yr	7.9x
170	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public	42 41–42	$29,749/yr	8.6x
171	George Washington University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	42 39–43	$38,927/yr	1.8x
172	Boise State University Boise, ID · Public	42 41–43	$34,568/yr	10.7x
173	University of Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	42 38–43	$46,616/yr	1.4x
174	Salem State University Salem, MA · Public	42 42–43	$29,307/yr	10.4x
175	Montana State University Bozeman, MT · Public	42 41–42	$29,692/yr	13.2x
176	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE · Public	42 41–43	$33,013/yr	10.4x
177	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY · Public	42 41–42	$28,400/yr	12.8x
178	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK · Public	42 42–43	$32,127/yr	12.0x
179	Norwich University Northfield, VT · Private nonprofit	42 38–43	$42,940/yr	2.0x
180	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA · Private nonprofit	42 39–43	$42,949/yr	1.0x
181	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	42 42–43	$29,000/yr	9.6x
182	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL · Public	41 41–41	$28,121/yr	12.6x
183	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public	41 40–41	$25,533/yr	10.9x
184	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	41 40–41	$21,642/yr	16.4x
185	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT · Public	41 39–41	$34,858/yr	5.8x
186	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	41 40–42	$32,602/yr	11.3x
187	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	41 40–41	$26,983/yr	11.0x
188	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA · Public	41 40–41	$27,569/yr	11.9x
189	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public	41 41–41	$28,432/yr	9.5x
190	Framingham State University Framingham, MA · Public	41 40–42	$34,836/yr	6.5x
191	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · Public	41 39–42	$36,257/yr	6.8x
192	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public	41 40–41	$28,857/yr	10.8x
193	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY · Public	41 41–42	$28,242/yr	12.7x
194	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH · Public	41 41–41	$28,476/yr	14.1x
195	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA · Public	41 40–41	$30,792/yr	9.4x
196	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI · Public	41 39–41	$34,319/yr	6.6x
197	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX · Public	41 39–41	$34,269/yr	9.4x
198	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	41 40–41	$31,768/yr	11.0x
199	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · Public	41 40–41	$32,259/yr	8.8x
200	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Public	41 40–41	$33,392/yr	7.7x
201	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public	40 40–41	$25,689/yr	16.1x
202	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL · Public	40 40–41	$27,340/yr	15.5x
203	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL · Public	40 39–41	$33,297/yr	8.5x
204	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN · Private nonprofit	40 37–41	$39,138/yr	2.1x
205	Columbia College Columbia, MO · Private nonprofit	40 37–41	$40,054/yr	3.4x
206	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public	40 39–41	$16,100/yr	13.6x
207	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC · Public	40 39–40	$28,205/yr	13.4x
208	University of Memphis Memphis, TN · Public	40 39–40	$30,652/yr	10.2x
209	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Public	40 40–40	$26,952/yr	11.4x
210	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	40 39–41	$33,550/yr	2.1x
211	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public	40 40–41	$30,230/yr	10.9x
212	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofit	40 37–41	$40,195/yr	0.5x
213	George Mason University Fairfax, VA · Public	40 40–41	$25,992/yr	9.6x
214	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA · Public	40 39–41	$31,965/yr	7.8x
215	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV · Public	40 39–40	$24,215/yr	12.4x
216	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · Public	39 39–40	$26,445/yr	14.6x
217	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	39 39–40	$29,824/yr	8.3x
218	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · Public	39 39–40	$33,081/yr	7.3x
219	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT · Public	39 39–40	$30,301/yr	8.9x
220	American University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	39 35–40	$43,809/yr	1.4x
221	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	39 39–39	$26,436/yr	8.2x
222	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA · Private nonprofit	39 36–40	$39,687/yr	1.6x
223	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA · Public	39 38–39	$31,798/yr	10.7x
224	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD · Public	39 39–40	$27,873/yr	10.6x
225	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	39 38–39	$33,000/yr	7.2x
226	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY · Public	39 38–39	$20,124/yr	13.4x
227	Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH · Public	39 39–40	$26,663/yr	12.0x
228	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH · Public	39 39–40	$26,663/yr	12.0x
229	Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH · Public	39 39–40	$26,663/yr	12.0x
230	Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH · Public	39 39–40	$26,663/yr	12.0x
231	East Central University Ada, OK · Public	39 39–40	$31,159/yr	8.7x
232	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA · Public	39 38–40	$32,976/yr	8.5x
233	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	39 38–40	$33,586/yr	5.0x
234	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	39 39–39	$26,261/yr	9.7x
235	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI · Public	39 39–40	$32,930/yr	10.4x
236	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA · Public	39 39–39	$26,261/yr	9.6x
237	Auburn University Auburn, AL · Public	38 38–39	$30,458/yr	8.5x
238	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL · Public	38 38–39	$29,744/yr	10.3x
239	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	38 38–39	$30,592/yr	8.0x
240	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	38 38–39	$21,713/yr	8.9x
241	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	38 36–39	$36,876/yr	1.6x
242	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA · Public	38 37–38	$23,907/yr	12.2x
243	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	38 37–39	$36,547/yr	2.0x
244	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	38 37–39	$32,434/yr	6.6x
245	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	38 38–39	$26,996/yr	8.7x
246	The University of Montana Missoula, MT · Public	38 38–39	$28,508/yr	11.9x
247	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH · Public	38 37–38	$28,663/yr	7.4x
248	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit	38 36–39	$38,461/yr	0.4x
249	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	38 38–38	$25,047/yr	13.7x
250	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public	38 38–39	$24,075/yr	15.6x
251	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public	38 38–39	$24,075/yr	15.6x
252	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public	38 38–39	$24,075/yr	15.6x
253	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public	38 38–39	$24,075/yr	15.6x
254	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public	38 38–39	$24,075/yr	15.6x
255	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	38 38–39	$27,652/yr	9.1x
256	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD · Public	38 37–38	$28,431/yr	10.7x
257	Augusta University Augusta, GA · Public	38 38–39	$28,689/yr	12.0x
258	University of Denver Denver, CO · Private nonprofit	37 35–37	$36,774/yr	0.5x
259	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL · Public	37 37–38	$32,149/yr	7.3x
260	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	37 37–38	$26,474/yr	8.4x
261	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public	37 37–38	$29,619/yr	9.3x
262	University of Maine Orono, ME · Public	37 36–38	$31,357/yr	5.2x
263	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA · Public	37 37–38	$27,586/yr	7.3x
264	Tufts University Medford, MA · Private nonprofit	37 33–37	$41,447/yr	1.0x
265	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI · Public	37 36–38	$32,675/yr	7.1x
266	Stockton University Galloway, NJ · Public	37 37–38	$28,897/yr	7.3x
267	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ · Public	37 37–38	$26,218/yr	6.9x
268	Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY · Private nonprofit	37 36–37	$32,383/yr	2.8x
269	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY · Public	37 36–37	$22,976/yr	12.1x
270	Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public	37 37–38	$28,454/yr	12.0x
271	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	37 37–38	$25,089/yr	13.0x
272	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	37 36–37	$31,217/yr	4.8x
273	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK · Public	37 37–38	$30,522/yr	6.5x
274	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA · Public	37 37–37	$29,591/yr	7.4x
275	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA · Public	37 37–37	$29,591/yr	7.4x
276	Rhode Island College Providence, RI · Public	37 37–38	$31,981/yr	8.5x
277	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Public	37 37–38	$30,650/yr	9.6x
278	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA · Public	37 37–37	$29,386/yr	6.8x
279	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit	37 36–38	$33,456/yr	2.9x
280	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	37 37–38	$27,581/yr	7.0x
281	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	37 37–38	$27,581/yr	7.0x
282	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	37 37–38	$27,581/yr	7.0x
283	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	37 37–38	$27,581/yr	7.0x
284	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL · Public	36 35–36	$29,057/yr	8.1x
285	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	36 36–37	$27,581/yr	5.9x
286	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT · Public	36 35–36	$26,186/yr	8.4x
287	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit	36 34–36	$35,633/yr	0.5x
288	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY · Public	36 36–37	$29,346/yr	9.5x
289	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public	36 36–36	$26,805/yr	6.7x
290	Westfield State University Westfield, MA · Public	36 36–37	$24,879/yr	9.6x
291	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS · Public	36 35–36	$30,684/yr	9.0x
292	Truman State University Kirksville, MO · Public	36 36–37	$25,010/yr	11.0x
293	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	36 36–37	$28,663/yr	5.9x
294	Radford University Radford, VA · Public	36 36–37	$28,239/yr	8.6x
295	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public	36 36–37	$25,355/yr	11.2x
296	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI · Public	36 36–37	$28,013/yr	10.1x
297	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Public	36 36–37	$22,407/yr	12.9x
298	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA · Public	35 35–36	$20,972/yr	12.5x
299	DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	35 33–36	$36,889/yr	2.0x
300	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL · Public	35 35–35	$30,101/yr	7.2x
301	Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public	35 35–36	$28,444/yr	9.0x
302	Murray State University Murray, KY · Public	35 34–35	$27,831/yr	6.2x
303	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO · Public	35 35–36	$27,941/yr	6.7x
304	Nazareth University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	35 33–36	$37,677/yr	1.9x
305	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public	35 34–36	$32,577/yr	6.4x
306	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	35 35–36	$30,226/yr	6.9x
307	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	35 35–36	$29,535/yr	4.9x
308	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	35 35–36	$26,663/yr	8.3x
309	College of Charleston Charleston, SC · Public	35 35–35	$28,449/yr	7.7x
310	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN · Public	35 35–36	$27,799/yr	9.7x
311	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit	35 33–36	$36,907/yr	1.8x
312	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · Public	35 35–36	$28,998/yr	9.6x
313	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR · Public	34 33–34	$29,337/yr	8.2x
314	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL · Public	34 34–35	$26,916/yr	7.9x
315	University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public	34 33–35	$22,047/yr	8.6x
316	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public	34 34–35	$27,177/yr	8.7x
317	St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD · Public	34 34–34	$28,929/yr	3.7x
318	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit	34 33–35	$32,228/yr	2.2x
319	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public	34 34–35	$28,476/yr	7.6x
320	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	34 34–35	$24,612/yr	9.1x
321	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR · Public	34 34–35	$28,067/yr	4.8x
322	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA · Public	34 33–34	$27,711/yr	8.4x
323	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	34 34–35	$29,591/yr	4.7x
324	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public	34 33–34	$28,713/yr	7.0x
325	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public	34 34–35	$26,081/yr	9.8x
326	Vermont State University Randolph, VT · Public	34 34–35	$29,907/yr	7.6x
327	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	34 34–35	$28,254/yr	5.7x
328	University of North Alabama Florence, AL · Public	33 33–34	$27,927/yr	7.7x
329	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Public	33 32–33	$28,862/yr	6.9x
330	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	33 33–34	$31,079/yr	2.1x
331	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA · Public	33 32–34	$21,750/yr	9.6x
332	Brandeis University Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit	33 32–33	$33,903/yr	1.5x
333	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA · Private nonprofit	33 32–34	$32,896/yr	0.3x
334	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI · Public	33 32–33	$28,414/yr	6.1x
335	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	33 33–34	$26,635/yr	6.4x
336	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS · Public	33 32–33	$28,295/yr	8.2x
337	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Public	33 33–34	$24,289/yr	8.5x
338	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Public	33 33–34	$27,851/yr	7.2x
339	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	33 32–33	$31,194/yr	4.5x
340	University of Oregon Eugene, OR · Public	33 33–34	$25,571/yr	6.8x
341	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA · Public	33 33–34	$26,761/yr	8.4x
342	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC · Public	33 33–34	$28,322/yr	6.2x
343	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN · Public	33 32–33	$24,659/yr	9.3x
344	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA · Private nonprofit	33 32–34	$32,771/yr	1.0x
345	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA · Public	33 33–33	$29,794/yr	5.5x
346	Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	32 31–32	$33,710/yr	1.5x
347	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · Public	32 32–33	$27,087/yr	3.4x
348	St Lawrence University Canton, NY · Private nonprofit	32 30–32	$35,230/yr	1.2x
349	Siena College Loudonville, NY · Private nonprofit	32 31–32	$29,134/yr	2.4x
350	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY · Public	32 32–33	$23,803/yr	5.6x
351	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH · Private nonprofit	32 31–32	$31,163/yr	1.1x
352	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC · Private nonprofit	32 31–33	$35,265/yr	1.7x
353	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC · Public	32 32–33	$24,172/yr	8.5x
354	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX · Public	32 32–33	$24,801/yr	5.2x
355	University of California-Merced Merced, CA · Public	32 31–32	$26,103/yr	3.6x
356	Connecticut College New London, CT · Private nonprofit	31 29–31	$34,657/yr	1.0x
357	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	31 31–31	$27,341/yr	5.9x
358	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY · Private nonprofit	31 30–31	$30,710/yr	1.6x
359	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	31 30–32	$34,610/yr	1.2x
360	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA · Private nonprofit	31 29–31	$35,026/yr	1.1x
361	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR · Public	30 30–31	$23,785/yr	9.0x
362	University of Rochester Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	30 29–31	$16,253/yr	-0.4x
363	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	30 29–30	$24,075/yr	6.5x
364	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit	30 30–31	$29,424/yr	1.3x
365	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH · Public	30 30–31	$27,157/yr	6.6x
366	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit	30 30–31	$29,451/yr	2.1x
367	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit	30 30–31	$30,189/yr	0.4x
368	Rhodes College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit	30 29–30	$29,279/yr	0.3x
369	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit	30 30–31	$29,909/yr	0.2x
370	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit	29 29–30	$27,787/yr	1.1x
371	Emmanuel College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	29 29–30	$28,695/yr	0.5x
372	Fordham University Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit	29 28–29	$20,075/yr	1.9x
373	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofit	29 28–29	$23,113/yr	2.0x
374	University of Scranton Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit	29 29–30	$26,442/yr	2.1x
375	Villanova University Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit	28 28–29	$27,882/yr	0.1x
376	Stetson University DeLand, FL · Private nonprofit	27 27–28	$25,696/yr	0.2x
377	Albright College Reading, PA · Private nonprofit	27 26–27	$19,041/yr	3.3x
378	Willamette University Salem, OR · Private nonprofit	26 25–26	$22,555/yr	2.0x
379	Roanoke College Salem, VA · Private nonprofit	26 26–27	$25,940/yr	2.3x
380	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit	25 24–26	$19,222/yr	1.7x
381	Smith College Northampton, MA · Private nonprofit	25 25–25	$26,131/yr	1.4x
382	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	25 25–26	$21,225/yr	0.4x
383	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit	25 25–25	$28,497/yr	1.0x
384	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit	24 24–25	$28,013/yr	1.0x
385	Manhattanville College Purchase, NY · Private nonprofit	23 23–24	$19,473/yr	2.0x
386	Allegheny College Meadville, PA · Private nonprofit	23 22–23	$20,713/yr	1.5x
387	Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit	23 22–23	$20,391/yr	1.5x
388	Ripon College Ripon, WI · Private nonprofit	23 23–24	$25,421/yr	1.4x
389	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA · Private nonprofit	21 21–22	$23,337/yr	0.8x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for History?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Amherst College ranks #1 for History with a score of 65/100 and graduate earnings of $56,444/yr.

How much do History graduates earn?

Across 389 schools, History graduates earn an average of $32,281/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $61,127/yr.

Is History a good major for AI resistance?

History has an average AI task exposure of 50%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.