Bachelor's · Social Sciences

Social Sciences, General (Bachelor's): earnings by school

96 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$43,530
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$52,520
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 87 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $47,014 and $58,680. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Vanderbilt University TN$74,534$103,229$15,000
New York University NY$51,431$91,917$21,125
Harvard University MA$55,717$78,996$25,000
Manhattan University NY$61,648$75,745—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$56,673$75,301$20,916
Campbell University NC—$71,052—
Towson University MD$50,294$68,242$19,500
Whittier College CA$34,137$64,736$14,892
University of Massachusetts Global CA—$64,307—
Thomas Edison State University NJ$55,862$63,772$13,821
California State University-San Marcos CA$38,828$63,622$15,769
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$62,923——
Empire State University NY$61,143$61,925$20,750
Washington State University WA$49,327$61,617$20,495
Southern Oregon University OR—$61,526—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$57,562$59,883$29,750
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$57,562$59,883$29,750
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$41,046$59,440$15,500
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$47,618$59,413$21,715
St. Joseph's University-New York NY$37,436$59,028—
Touro University NY$49,944$58,798$23,876
Michigan State University MI$41,553$58,797$20,500
Central Washington University WA$44,974$58,680$20,062
Florida State University FL$45,638$58,460$16,000
Hope International University CA—$58,263—
University of Utah UT$42,195$57,708$15,000
Troy University AL$50,102$57,620—
University of Oregon OR$43,515$57,532$19,500
Upper Iowa University IA$49,042$57,430$20,000
California State University-Monterey Bay CA$44,163$57,200$11,000
Dominican University New York NY$39,014$56,966$25,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$36,646$56,363—
University at Buffalo NY$37,534$56,257$17,421
University of North Texas TX$48,652$56,026$19,500
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$57,045$55,542—
California State University-Stanislaus CA$46,235$55,109$14,120
Mercy University NY—$55,052—
University of Alaska Southeast AK—$54,226—
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA—$54,069—
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA—$54,069—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA—$54,069—
Colorado State University Global CO—$53,311—
Bethel University MN$43,131$52,907—
Portland State University OR$43,546$52,562$19,166
Grand Valley State University MI$45,150$52,520$23,965
San Diego State University CA$38,735$52,095$13,000
University of North Dakota ND—$52,063—
Western Oregon University OR$38,109$51,921—
Tulane University of Louisiana LA—$51,290—
Oregon State University OR—$51,005—
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR—$51,005—
California State University-Chico CA$41,661$50,845$14,342
Kansas State University KS$47,165$50,681$25,000
Southern New Hampshire University NH$45,009$50,491$17,727
Radford University VA—$49,727$19,867
Boise State University ID$41,054$49,683$15,000
Bellevue University NE$45,545$49,304$25,000
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$38,389$48,970—
Jacksonville University FL—$48,761—
Bard College NY$34,496$48,751$25,000
Metropolitan State University MN$44,618$48,486$15,000
University of South Florida FL$37,791$47,969$20,875
University of Houston-Downtown TX$47,739——
University of West Florida FL$38,228$47,535$25,000
California State University-San Bernardino CA—$47,348$18,750
University of Bridgeport CT—$47,108—
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$42,915$47,074$17,875
Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX$38,256$47,014—
University of California-Irvine CA$46,989——
University of Central Florida FL—$46,388$16,530
Wilmington University DE$45,763—$20,759
Franklin University OH$45,306—$16,668
University of South Carolina Beaufort SC$38,031$44,888$25,000
Chowan University NC—$44,793—
Charleston Southern University SC—$44,416—
North Carolina Central University NC$39,291$43,859$27,439
Shawnee State University OH—$43,723—
West Liberty University WV—$43,532—
University of Wyoming WY—$43,404—
Southeast Missouri State University MO$37,695$42,761—
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ$42,642—$20,367
Pennsylvania Western University PA$39,596$42,582$24,430
University of Southern California CA—$42,038—
Adelphi University NY—$41,924—
Liberty University VA—$41,811—
University of Hawaii-West Oahu HI$38,024$41,536$15,530
Bluefield State University WV—$40,355—
Robert Morris University PA$39,734——
Allen University SC$33,334$38,198$29,257
Western Kentucky University KY$36,939——
Rogers State University OK$47,357$36,888$21,875
Northern Kentucky University KY$35,129——
Belhaven University MS$42,112$33,423—
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR—$32,433—
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$38,437$31,967—
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR—$20,952—