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Arts and humanities programs at US universities, ranked by graduate pay

244 programs at 115 universities, each on its own page. Ranked by what graduates earn five years after finishing, from the College Scorecard.

Where arts and humanities graduates earn the most

Median pay of graduates who had federal aid, five years out. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.

RankProgramPay, five years outDebtAcceptance rate
1PhilosophyBC, Massachusetts$123,546$19,00016%
2PhilosophyPenn, Pennsylvania$119,618$17,7505%
3HistoryColumbia, New York$95,624$22,2504%
4English Language and Literature, GeneralYale, Connecticut$94,178Hidden4%
5HistoryBrown, Rhode Island$91,370Hidden5%
6PhilosophyCU Boulder, Colorado$90,759$16,12578%
7Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBYU, Utah$90,108$13,26168%
8Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNotre Dame, Indiana$88,678$19,50011%
9HistoryPrinceton, New Jersey$87,660Hidden5%
10Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBerkeley, California$85,634$13,75611%
11PhilosophyBU, Massachusetts$83,061$16,75011%
12HistoryNorthwestern, Illinois$81,517$14,0008%
13HistoryHarvard, Massachusetts$80,018Hidden4%
14English Language and Literature, GeneralGeorgetown, District of Columbia$79,415$15,62513%
15HistoryVanderbilt, Tennessee$78,379Hidden6%
16Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesVirginia Tech, Virginia$78,282$20,50055%
17HistoryUSC, California$77,938$15,75010%
18PhilosophyUSC, California$76,819$18,25010%
19Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesUCLA, California$76,734$10,0009%
20Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesUCSB, California$76,464$10,16633%
21HistoryFordham, New York$76,023$23,25059%
22PhilosophyUChicago, Illinois$75,415Hidden5%
23Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsURI, Rhode Island$75,314$19,50072%
24PhilosophyMaryland, Maryland$75,078$14,72445%
25HistoryUVA, Virginia$74,553$15,00017%
26HistoryBinghamton, New York$74,436$15,89339%
27PhilosophyEmory, Georgia$74,236$13,50011%
28HistoryBC, Massachusetts$74,052$19,00016%
29Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsPenn State, Pennsylvania$73,900$23,00061%
30English Language and Literature, GeneralCal Poly, California$73,372$20,83331%
31English Language and Literature, GeneralBC, Massachusetts$73,263$19,00016%
32Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBerkeley, California$73,231$7,97011%
33Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMichigan, Michigan$72,928$19,03716%
34Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUVA, Virginia$72,877$17,00017%
35PhilosophyUCLA, California$72,454$11,0209%
36PhilosophyUCSB, California$71,535$11,34933%
37English Language and Literature, GeneralFordham, New York$69,821$25,00059%
38HistoryUChicago, Illinois$69,684Hidden5%
39HistoryNYU, New York$69,607$21,7509%
40Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMiami (Ohio), Ohio$69,591$23,25075%
41English Language and Literature, GeneralUChicago, Illinois$69,482Hidden5%
42HistoryMichigan, Michigan$69,445$16,75016%
43English Language and Literature, GeneralWilliams, Massachusetts$69,341Hidden8%
44Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUMass, Massachusetts$68,629$21,00060%
45HistoryUCSB, California$68,195$11,83333%
46English Language and Literature, GeneralVirginia Tech, Virginia$68,057$18,50055%
47HistoryBerkeley, California$67,764$12,00011%
48Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesNC State, North Carolina$67,632$18,89442%
49Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUCSB, California$67,198$12,29133%
50English Language and Literature, GeneralColumbia, New York$67,078$18,9714%
51Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsIllinois, Illinois$66,621$11,96042%
52English Language and Literature, GeneralBinghamton, New York$66,251$17,15639%
53Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUC Davis, California$66,064$11,36342%
54Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsWisconsin, Wisconsin$65,968$16,89945%
55HistoryCal Poly, California$65,826$19,83331%
56HistoryUC San Diego, California$65,542$14,44027%
57PhilosophyColumbia, New York$65,431$16,0004%
58HistoryUW, Washington$64,928$13,47039%
59PhilosophyUW, Washington$64,700$12,77539%
60Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesClemson, South Carolina$64,684$19,50038%
61Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMinnesota, Minnesota$64,650$16,82980%
62English Language and Literature, GeneralMaryland, Maryland$64,591$13,50045%
63HistoryUtah State, Utah$64,538$17,32093%
64Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsIU, Indiana$64,511$16,62578%
65Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUNC, North Carolina$64,326$13,45915%
66English Language and Literature, GeneralMichigan, Michigan$64,179$16,57716%
67Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesUF, Florida$63,905$13,98424%
68English Language and Literature, GeneralUCSB, California$63,789$11,60133%
69PhilosophyWisconsin, Wisconsin$63,718$19,50045%
70English Language and Literature, GeneralBU, Massachusetts$63,446$20,23211%
71HistoryMaryland, Maryland$63,053$19,05345%
72HistoryWisconsin, Wisconsin$63,022$17,43745%
73HistoryUC Davis, California$62,978$11,08342%
74HistoryIllinois, Illinois$62,966$15,00042%
75HistoryDelaware, Delaware$62,929$21,67271%
76HistoryUCLA, California$62,867$11,0009%
77Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsOhio State, Ohio$62,761$16,50061%
78HistoryUT Austin, Texas$62,406$19,75327%
79HistoryUCSC, California$62,393$15,00066%
80English Language and Literature, GeneralW&M, Virginia$62,382$15,00034%
81English Language and Literature, GeneralUCLA, California$62,178$12,3219%
82English Language and Literature, GeneralTulane, Louisiana$61,767$19,50014%
83English Language and Literature, GeneralBrown, Rhode Island$61,756$11,5395%
84English Language and Literature, GeneralSJSU, California$61,740Hidden85%
85English Language and Literature, GeneralUC Davis, California$61,735$13,50042%
86HistoryWSU, Washington$61,668$22,00087%
87HistoryRutgers, New Jersey$61,254$19,50058%
88English Language and Literature, GeneralUVA, Virginia$61,214$15,14517%
89English Language and Literature, GeneralIllinois, Illinois$61,184$14,47942%
90HistoryMinnesota, Minnesota$60,717$17,87580%
91English Language and Literature, GeneralUW, Washington$60,640$13,19139%
92English Language and Literature, GeneralBerkeley, California$60,604$12,50011%
93English Language and Literature, GeneralCCNY, New York$60,473$12,00060%
94HistoryUB, New York$60,434$20,50074%
95English Language and Literature, GeneralURI, Rhode Island$60,374$18,34372%
96HistoryUMass, Massachusetts$60,235$19,00060%
97Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsOregon, Oregon$60,120$14,80988%
98Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUGA, Georgia$60,000$19,50038%
99HistoryUNC, North Carolina$59,824$11,11715%
100HistoryUGA, Georgia$59,637$20,45038%
101Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMinnesota, Minnesota$59,512$21,87580%
102English Language and Literature, GeneralWisconsin, Wisconsin$59,483$16,70045%
103English Language and Literature, GeneralUMass, Massachusetts$59,390$19,50060%
104HistoryIU, Indiana$59,290$20,22878%
105HistoryOregon State, Oregon$59,095$25,00077%
106English Language and Literature, GeneralDelaware, Delaware$58,877$22,60871%
107English Language and Literature, GeneralHunter, New York$58,849$11,00054%
108English Language and Literature, GeneralCU Boulder, Colorado$58,653$14,41778%
109Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesPitt, Pennsylvania$58,611$20,88558%
110HistoryFIU, Florida$58,594$16,75055%
111English Language and Literature, GeneralUC Irvine, California$58,564$11,97129%
112HistoryUF, Florida$58,499$13,57124%
113English Language and Literature, GeneralRutgers, New Jersey$58,193$19,37658%
114HistoryStony Brook, New York$58,186$16,64649%
115HistoryJMU, Virginia$58,103$15,50072%
116HistoryUConn, Connecticut$57,994$18,61552%
117HistoryASU, Arizona$57,993$21,74390%
118English Language and Literature, GeneralUConn, Connecticut$57,938$19,47452%
119HistoryTexas A&M, Texas$57,931$16,75057%
120PhilosophyUC Davis, California$57,887$15,40042%
121HistoryAlabama, Alabama$57,809$20,06477%
122English Language and Literature, GeneralStony Brook, New York$57,690$18,72849%
123HistoryPitt, Pennsylvania$57,656$21,00058%
124English Language and Literature, GeneralTexas A&M, Texas$57,561$15,75057%
125English Language and Literature, GeneralUNH, New Hampshire$57,315$23,25088%
126English Language and Literature, GeneralMichigan State, Michigan$57,239$16,94385%
127HistoryUNT, Texas$57,203$18,16272%
128HistorySDSU, California$57,143$13,00036%
129HistoryW&M, Virginia$57,035$19,50034%
130English Language and Literature, GeneralUH, Texas$56,931$19,00074%
131PhilosophyNYU, New York$56,727Hidden9%
132Theological and Ministerial StudiesNotre Dame, Indiana$56,704$19,00011%
133HistoryCSULB, California$56,678$13,91446%
134English Language and Literature, GeneralTemple, Pennsylvania$56,659$24,88280%
135HistoryUH, Texas$56,629$16,74474%
136English Language and Literature, GeneralTexas Tech, Texas$56,440$21,37573%
137English Language and Literature, GeneralUtah, Utah$56,313$15,80586%
138HistoryNC State, North Carolina$56,271$17,51642%
139English Language and Literature, GeneralUT Austin, Texas$56,185$15,88927%
140Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesUW, Washington$56,160$19,15639%
141English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherUC San Diego, California$56,133$12,50027%
142English Language and Literature, GeneralIU, Indiana$56,130$19,50078%
143HistoryMichigan State, Michigan$56,058$19,38485%
144HistoryUAlbany, New York$56,054$16,87969%
145English Language and Literature, GeneralMason, Virginia$55,925$18,40488%
146Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSDSU, California$55,895$9,00036%
147HistoryUTSA, Texas$55,469$19,50087%
148HistoryCSUF, California$55,339$15,00091%
149English Language and Literature, GeneralFIU, Florida$55,185$16,25055%
150HistoryTexas State, Texas$55,068$20,00089%
151HistoryBYU, Utah$55,010$10,83268%
152English Language and Literature, GeneralUGA, Georgia$54,993$16,62538%
153English Language and Literature, GeneralUCR, California$54,841$15,00076%
154English Language and Literature, GeneralNebraska, Nebraska$54,560$23,25088%
155English Language and Literature, GeneralFSU, Florida$54,499$15,75024%
156HistoryFSU, Florida$54,478$12,50024%
157HistoryCU Boulder, Colorado$54,456$19,50078%
158HistoryVCU, Virginia$54,383$20,50093%
159English Language and Literature, GeneralUB, New York$54,302$17,77474%
160English Language and Literature, GeneralUNC, North Carolina$54,169$8,10415%
161English Language and Literature, GeneralBYU, Utah$54,145$11,00068%
162English Language and Literature, GeneralSDSU, California$54,020$15,00036%
163English Language and Literature, GeneralMinnesota, Minnesota$53,984$19,50080%
164English Language and Literature, GeneralClemson, South Carolina$53,844$15,00038%
165PhilosophyUCSC, California$53,788$15,00066%
166English Language and Literature, GeneralCSUF, California$53,744$15,04391%
167Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesUCSC, California$53,717$15,54366%
168English Language and Literature, GeneralGeorgia State, Georgia$53,654$20,69255%
169HistoryUC Irvine, California$53,620$12,95929%
170HistoryPenn State, Pennsylvania$53,610$21,92161%
171HistoryIowa State, Iowa$53,584$25,00089%
172English Language and Literature, GeneralUIC, Illinois$53,491$14,00077%
173HistoryCharlotte, North Carolina$53,260$20,50080%
174HistoryTennessee, Tennessee$53,244$16,77242%
175English Language and Literature, GeneralNC State, North Carolina$53,239$16,50042%
176Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesUNM, New Mexico$53,137$23,35795%
177Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesUMass, Massachusetts$53,063$20,50060%
178HistorySouth Carolina, South Carolina$53,047$19,50060%
179English Language and Literature, GeneralLSU, Louisiana$53,034$16,75073%
180HistoryUtah, Utah$53,000$21,95586%
181HistoryLSU, Louisiana$52,967$17,95873%
182PhilosophyBerkeley, California$52,953$12,20811%
183HistoryTexas Tech, Texas$52,902$20,00073%
184English Language and Literature, GeneralUTSA, Texas$52,888$21,25087%
185English Language and Literature, GeneralIowa, Iowa$52,795$25,25084%
186English Language and Literature, GeneralOregon, Oregon$52,632$19,50088%
187HistoryNevada, Nevada$52,364$19,80874%
188English Language and Literature, GeneralUAlbany, New York$52,355$19,14469%
189HistoryUCR, California$52,254$17,30276%
190HistoryColorado State, Colorado$52,166$20,50089%
191English Language and Literature, GeneralUVM, Vermont$52,052$21,05765%
192English Language and Literature, GeneralCSULB, California$51,817$12,77946%
193HistoryArkansas, Arkansas$51,817$20,00074%
194HistoryMason, Virginia$51,766$17,31388%
195English Language and Literature, GeneralKennesaw State, Georgia$51,729$19,75069%
196HistoryOhio State, Ohio$51,712$17,63761%
197HistoryOregon, Oregon$51,689$18,76688%
198Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUNM, New Mexico$51,683Hidden95%
199English Language and Literature, GeneralUtah State, Utah$51,507$18,92593%
200English Language and Literature, GeneralWSU, Washington$51,387$18,88087%
201Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsArizona, Arizona$51,053$15,57186%
202English Language and Literature, GeneralKU, Kansas$51,000$23,37594%
203Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNevada, Nevada$50,906$17,58974%
204HistoryArizona, Arizona$50,847$19,00086%
205HistoryClemson, South Carolina$50,832$19,50038%
206Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCharlotte, North Carolina$50,810$19,50080%
207English Language and Literature, GeneralASU, Arizona$50,733$18,65690%
208Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUCR, California$50,677$14,50076%
209HistoryUSF, Florida$50,543$16,25043%
210HistoryUCF, Florida$50,508$16,60040%
211English Language and Literature, GeneralTennessee, Tennessee$50,503$19,50042%
212HistoryIowa, Iowa$50,319$24,84784%
213Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesPurdue, Indiana$50,017$16,60450%
214English Language and Literature, GeneralUSF, Florida$49,733$14,32043%
215English Language and Literature, GeneralVCU, Virginia$49,665$19,50093%
216English Language and Literature, GeneralUF, Florida$49,559$13,13124%
217English Language and Literature, GeneralPenn State, Pennsylvania$49,494$23,36161%
218English Language and Literature, GeneralMizzou, Missouri$49,325$16,00079%
219English Language and Literature, GeneralUCF, Florida$49,324$18,75040%
220English Language and Literature, GeneralNevada, Nevada$49,257$19,25074%
221English Language and Literature, GeneralTexas State, Texas$49,044$19,43789%
222English Language and Literature, GeneralUNT, Texas$48,555$18,59572%
223English Language and Literature, GeneralOhio State, Ohio$48,514$17,61361%
224HistoryAuburn, Alabama$48,058$24,25046%
225English Language and Literature, GeneralColorado State, Colorado$47,664$19,59989%
226English Language and Literature, GeneralUNLV, Nevada$47,621$16,00096%
227HistoryApp State, North Carolina$47,567$18,50090%
228English Language and Literature, GeneralCharlotte, North Carolina$47,418$17,50080%
229English Language and Literature, GeneralIowa State, Iowa$47,311$18,76189%
230East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUH Mānoa, Hawaii$47,286$19,50087%
231English Language and Literature, GeneralUNM, New Mexico$46,562$21,37595%
232English Language and Literature, GeneralFAU, Florida$46,505$17,00066%
233English Language and Literature, GeneralSouth Carolina, South Carolina$46,328$19,50060%
234English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherIowa, Iowa$45,596$21,50084%
235English Language and Literature, GeneralKentucky, Kentucky$45,543$19,85093%
236English Language and Literature, GeneralArizona, Arizona$45,235$16,62586%
237Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesArizona, Arizona$44,524$16,50086%
238English Language and Literature, GeneralApp State, North Carolina$44,392$19,50090%
239English Language and Literature, GeneralAlabama, Alabama$44,045$21,37577%
240Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBYU, Utah$43,812$11,02568%
241English Language and Literature, GeneralKent State, Ohio$43,138$23,75186%
242English Language and Literature, GeneralIU Indy, Indiana$42,437$22,90576%
243Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesUCR, California$41,121$16,44876%
244Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsFIU, Florida$37,487$16,91355%

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