History at Brandeis
Brandeis graduates about 28 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where history happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Gerstenzang Science Library, Farber Library, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Shiffman Humanities Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.
Nearby in the history ranking
Other strong majors at Brandeis
- Sociology & anthropology 94 · #9
- Chemistry & biochem 93 · #6
- Economics 92 · #25
- Psychology 92 · #4
- English & writing 92 · #11
- Math & statistics 92 · #21
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis 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.