FIU History (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in History
- Public university
- Miami, FL
- About 73 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
FIU history graduates earn about what history graduates earn nationally, $31,835 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $17,250 in federal loans, less than at 89% of history programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying history degrees in Florida.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all history bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, FIU graduates earn about the national figure and about $1,523 more than the Florida median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida history program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 55% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $183 a month, or 6.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
90% of graduates (36 of 40) were working in Florida one year after graduating. Prices in the Miami area are about 14% above the national average, so a $31,835 salary here buys what about $27,888 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to history, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$60,410Median pay in Florida. 49,810 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$112,220Median pay in Florida. 4,370 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Tour and Travel Guides
$41,600Median pay in Florida. 2,720 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$53,460Median pay in Florida. 250 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About FIU
History ranks 34th of 49 bachelor's programs at FIU by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($78,671), Computer Engineering ($75,210), and Construction Engineering Technology ($73,602).
Other history bachelor's programs near Miami
Common questions
The median graduate earns $31,835 one year after graduating and $49,239 five years after. The median across history bachelor's programs in Florida is $27,787.
The median federal loan balance is $17,250, which ranks 2nd lowest of 10 history bachelor's programs in Florida. That works out to about $183 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 54% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 73%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Florida programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 90% (36 of 40) were working in Florida one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the history program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024