Digital Humanities Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Digital Humanities major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Humanities, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Humanities, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Salary Outlook

Entry-level salary
$102,127

Typical starting pay soon after graduation.

Mid-career salary (10y)
$161,471

Estimated after a decade of experience.

Experienced salary (20y)
$217,004

Seasoned professionals at ~20 years.

Weighted median over last 5 years
CAGR 8.0%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) summarizes average yearly change across the observed period.

Estimated lifetime earnings

40 years, present value
$4,085,080

Employment-weighted across mapped SOCs; entry ≈ 85% of median; historical CAGR shown for last 5y; projections capped at 3% CAGR; lifetime is 40-year present value at 3% discount.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Managers, All Other
SOC: 11-9199
Occupation: Managers, All Other
$136,550
630,980
N/A
N/A
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC: 25-1062
Occupation: Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
$84,290
11,430
N/A
N/A
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC: 25-1123
Occupation: English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
$78,270
59,590
N/A
N/A
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
SOC: 25-1199
Occupation: Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
$78,490
151,530
N/A
N/A
Archivists
SOC: 25-4011
Occupation: Archivists
$61,570
7,050
N/A
N/A
Curators
SOC: 25-4012
Occupation: Curators
$61,770
12,280
N/A
N/A

Historical Career Trends (2020-2024)

Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020-2024) • Salary trends and employment growth over 5 years

Managers, All Other

9.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$136,550630,980
2023$133,560589,750
2022$128,620543,290
2021$124,650497,890

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

6.9%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$84,29011,430
2023$86,03011,570
2022$80,9109,340
2021$78,9109,040
2020$78,8409,960

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

13.4%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$78,27059,590
2023$78,13057,600
2022$74,28057,680
2021$75,93058,480
2020$69,00064,800

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

9.1%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$78,490151,530
2023$79,870166,980
2022$76,920214,520
2021$78,160199,020
2020$71,950194,740

Archivists

8.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$61,5707,050
2023$59,9107,150
2022$58,6407,230
2021$60,0506,120
2020$56,7606,550

Curators

8.4%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$61,77012,280
2023$61,75012,510
2022$60,38011,620
2021$60,11011,030
2020$56,99011,750

Colleges offering Digital Humanities

CUNY City College

RoEdu™

930

Net Price

$5k

Earnings

$58k

Bethel University

RoEdu™

885

Net Price

$31k

Earnings

$59k

Modesto Junior College

RoEdu™

803

Net Price

$14k

Earnings

$47k