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Bachelor's · Social Sciences

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

37 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$43,514
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$54,363
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,768
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 33 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $46,521 and $62,559. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of California-Berkeley CA$66,107$101,138$13,081
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$61,946$80,700$21,000
New York University NY$54,403$74,983$19,500
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$60,477$69,996$11,500
University of California-Davis CA$53,181$68,535—
University of Rochester NY$55,410$68,333$15,336
Loyola University Maryland MD$43,814$67,373$23,250
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$45,369$65,085$19,500
Towson University MD$43,588$62,559$18,375
Kalamazoo College MI$34,263$59,193$26,839
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$47,179$57,360—
Boston University MA$57,147—$19,333
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$41,033$56,628$13,778
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$41,033$56,628$13,778
SUNY Old Westbury NY$44,051$56,609$12,142
University of California-Riverside CA$43,005$55,087$17,764
Central Michigan University MI$38,861$54,888$27,000
Russell Sage College NY$36,754$54,363$21,500
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$44,187$54,259—
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA$48,387$54,086$26,293
Lake Forest College IL—$53,438—
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI$43,441$50,738—
Benedictine University IL—$50,054—
Eastern Oregon University OR$45,275$49,611$25,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL—$47,004—
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY—$46,521—
Keystone College PA—$46,452$27,000
Clark University MA—$45,710—
University of Southern Maine ME$38,977$45,523$19,768
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA$32,210$44,520$27,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$32,210$44,520$27,000
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$27,430$43,858$21,711
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$40,434—$27,000
Pennsylvania Western University PA$39,765——
Glenville State University WV$39,373$38,539$19,500
SUNY at Purchase College NY—$36,895—
Agnes Scott College GA$27,723——