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History at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 69 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.58× what the same major pays nationally.

92/100Standout#15 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year693% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0001.58× the same major nationally
Research in the field$947Ka year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Georgetown University 94
  2. Amherst College 94
  3. Williams College 93
  4. Bowdoin College 93
  5. Wake Forest University 92
  6. Wesleyan University 92
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91
  8. William & Mary 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston College with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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