Bachelor's · Irving, Texas
Is History at University of Dallas worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $48,936
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $360k (likely $302k – $418k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $12k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$515k (likely −$664k – −$367k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$368k (likely −$598k – −$113k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 66%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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AP classes
- AP U.S. Government and Politics
- AP U.S. History
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
IB Higher Level
- History HL
- Global Politics HL
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Other majors at University of Dallas
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's)$125,880
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$111,746
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$108,023
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$89,232
- Economics (Bachelor's)$78,699
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's)$78,640
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$70,039
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)$63,807
- Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)$61,484
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$54,511
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$53,322
- English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)$50,113
History at other schools in Texas
- The University of Texas at Dallas$61,321
- Austin College$59,833
- Texas A&M University-College Station$57,783
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$57,675
- The University of Texas at Arlington$57,159
- Baylor University$57,006
- The University of Texas at Austin$56,881
- University of North Texas$55,906
- University of Houston$55,475
- Southern Methodist University$54,915