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History at Lewis & Clark College

If you plan to study History, take a look at what Lewis & Clark College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lewis & Clark College sits in Portland, OR.

Online & Distance Learning at Lewis & Clark College

Many students take online classes at Lewis & Clark College. Among 3,504 students, 144 (4%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 307 (9%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for History Graduates from Lewis & Clark College

Graduates of Lewis & Clark College’s History program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$24,421
3 years	$33,018
4 years	$43,383
5 years	$46,513

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, History graduates from Lewis & Clark College report median earnings of $43,383, compared with $58,990 for all Lewis & Clark College graduates — about 26% lower than the school-wide median.

Top-Paying Careers for History Graduates

Graduates of the History program at Lewis & Clark College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for History graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$96,273
Managers, All Other	$95,684

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.