Bachelor's · Social Sciences

Sociology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

507 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$40,670
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$52,105
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 464 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $47,631 and $57,755. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$59,638$101,536$20,750
William & Mary VA$38,559$87,655$15,000
Vanderbilt University TN—$83,649—
Dartmouth College NH$67,796$81,722$10,911
George Washington University DC$58,458$78,857—
Barnard College NY—$77,821—
New York University NY$35,470$77,650$20,500
Northwestern University IL$55,251$75,267—
Cornell University NY$70,733$73,200$10,250
University of Pennsylvania PA$50,525$72,217—
Fordham University NY$48,675$71,581$21,500
University of California-Berkeley CA$48,113$71,363$10,306
University of Southern California CA$42,444$70,555$18,125
Boston College MA$49,279$70,121$19,000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$46,395$69,883$14,750
University of Notre Dame IN$54,923$69,704$19,250
Northeastern University Oakland CA—$69,585—
Northeastern University MA—$69,585—
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA—$69,585—
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$53,595$68,538$19,369
Notre Dame de Namur University CA—$68,503—
The College of New Jersey NJ$49,630$68,260—
Loyola Marymount University CA$35,885$68,053$18,750
California Lutheran University CA—$67,998$16,197
Assumption University MA$41,585$67,635$27,000
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$40,683$67,556—
Quinnipiac University CT—$67,262$24,069
Wagner College NY—$67,061—
Syracuse University NY$46,011$67,044$21,500
Princeton University NJ$66,007——
University of Maryland-College Park MD$44,531$65,974$14,000
Hartwick College NY$40,682$65,765$26,850
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$38,467$65,606—
Brandeis University MA$47,967$65,481$16,250
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$42,735$65,234$21,780
Clark University MA—$64,988$27,000
La Salle University PA—$64,953—
National University CA$51,370$64,860$25,000
Binghamton University NY$37,812$64,797$21,000
Providence College RI$45,865$64,750$27,000
University of California-Los Angeles CA$39,566$64,692$11,856
College of the Holy Cross MA$45,840$64,642$24,162
George Mason University VA$49,102$64,603$14,000
Siena University NY—$64,070—
Boston University MA$48,548$63,791$17,250
Connecticut College CT—$63,777$19,000
University of Miami FL—$63,764$14,500
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$42,067$63,654$20,500
Central Washington University WA$46,865$63,608$15,184
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$36,687$63,419$16,250
Shepherd University WV$41,791$63,412—
Franklin and Marshall College PA$40,197$63,251—
University of Massachusetts Global CA—$63,036$25,000
Gonzaga University WA$38,660$62,626$17,927
Spelman College GA—$62,587—
Morehouse College GA—$62,517$17,750
University of Redlands CA$45,514$62,516$22,118
California State University-East Bay CA$47,391$62,427$16,500
Texas Christian University TX—$62,392—
San Francisco State University CA$47,995$62,385$15,000
Moravian University PA$40,579$62,315$26,250
Mount Holyoke College MA$48,698$62,313$23,000
Michigan State University MI$44,361$62,204$21,500
Chapman University CA$35,143$62,047$22,250
University of Mount Saint Vincent NY$38,662$61,964$24,500
University of San Francisco CA$48,233$61,883$25,000
Manhattanville University NY—$61,752—
University of Delaware DE$33,077$61,725$23,250
Tufts University MA$55,788$61,719$16,489
Loyola University Chicago IL$35,782$61,429$25,000
Duke University NC$67,720$61,425—
University of La Verne CA$43,325$61,350$26,250
American International College MA—$61,173—
Miami University-Oxford OH$47,425$61,149$17,925
University of Georgia GA$41,053$61,124$16,606
Vassar College NY$37,136$61,106—
Suffolk University MA$48,267$61,032$27,000
Wake Forest University NC$47,913$60,635$19,500
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$44,946$60,292$11,994
Brigham Young University UT$47,257$60,277$13,500
Drew University NJ—$60,261—
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$40,249$60,013$10,000
Gettysburg College PA$59,905—$26,795
CUNY York College NY$47,720$59,899—
Pacific Lutheran University WA$44,648$59,853$20,875
University of Connecticut CT$44,664$59,684$18,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$44,664$59,684$18,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$44,664$59,684$18,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$44,664$59,684$18,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$44,664$59,684$18,500
Rhode Island College RI$48,925$59,643$16,450
Roanoke College VA—$59,580$27,000
Mount Saint Mary's University CA$42,175$59,575$26,000
Le Moyne College NY—$59,291—
University of California-Davis CA$40,934$59,171$11,000
Stony Brook University NY$35,634$58,966$19,500
Franklin College IN—$58,827—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$43,224$58,807$20,500
Smith College MA$40,682$58,664$11,612
Occidental College CA—$58,598$15,000
Hofstra University NY—$58,483—
Canisius University NY—$58,469—
Emory University GA$58,398—$12,000
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$49,193$58,394$22,818
University of the Pacific CA—$58,275—
Middlebury College VT$54,900$58,241—
University of Mary Washington VA$33,928$58,224$16,726
University of Maine ME$45,109$58,217—
University of Colorado Boulder CO$45,929$58,026$19,500
Northern Illinois University IL$43,103$58,023$24,585
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$39,823$58,007$18,750
Wilkes University PA$36,267$58,006—
CUNY Hunter College NY$42,477$57,965$10,000
Augustana College IL$40,218$57,943—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$42,456$57,857$15,000
Washington State University WA$39,882$57,846$18,918
Baylor University TX$37,066$57,822$22,500
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX—$57,807—
Whitworth University WA$42,342$57,755$23,225
University at Albany NY$40,677$57,508$20,254
The University of Tampa FL$38,712$57,474$18,000
Western Colorado University CO$44,685$57,359$25,034
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$44,009$57,300$19,000
Mount St. Mary's University MD—$57,290—
Cleveland State University OH$35,832$57,211$19,520
John Carroll University OH$40,614$57,173$22,109
Marquette University WI$44,246$57,131$21,000
Bowie State University MD—$57,075—
Eastern Washington University WA$35,450$56,992—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$37,430$56,960$21,382
California State University-Sacramento CA$43,686$56,886$16,007
Oregon State University OR$37,928$56,865$18,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$37,928$56,865$18,000
California State University-Channel Islands CA$43,644$56,855$13,496
Rider University NJ$31,021$56,736$24,125
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$48,963$56,704—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$45,676$56,690$19,000
Colorado College CO—$56,649$20,500
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$36,213$56,591$13,789
Sonoma State University CA$47,971$56,581$15,198
CUNY Queens College NY$37,036$56,550$11,000
Central Connecticut State University CT$39,530$56,463$19,175
University of California-Irvine CA$37,841$56,457$10,000
North Central College IL$36,442$56,281$21,875
University of Kentucky KY$37,082$56,266$19,500
Spring Hill College AL$36,481$56,160—
The College of Wooster OH—$56,115—
Colgate University NY$56,053——
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND—$56,040—
Walsh University OH$35,640$55,867—
McDaniel College MD$40,958$55,851$25,000
Iowa State University IA$36,395$55,714$19,641
CUNY City College NY$43,369$55,683—
University of California-Riverside CA$36,034$55,682$14,250
University of California-San Diego CA$41,217$55,534$12,000
Wayne State University MI$42,293$55,499$27,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$38,290$55,393$14,712
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$49,788$55,361$21,500
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$40,718$55,338$13,500
University of Arizona AZ$36,531$55,300$15,875
University of Oregon OR$39,891$55,204$19,500
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$39,702$55,197$17,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$39,702$55,197$17,750
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$39,702$55,197$17,750
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ$33,299$55,161$19,500
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$40,200$55,100$13,449
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$35,947$55,098$19,500
Eastern Connecticut State University CT$43,145$55,084$18,625
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$42,555$55,072$17,718
Christopher Newport University VA$37,497$55,057$22,875
Duquesne University PA$37,267$55,050$24,625
CUNY Lehman College NY$45,386$54,906$11,112
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$49,976$54,785$27,000
Clemson University SC$42,696$54,780$18,687
Dominican University IL$46,562$54,686$24,671
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$47,466$54,611$19,253
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$47,466$54,611$19,253
West Virginia University WV$27,058$54,596—
University of Vermont VT$36,450$54,529$17,197
California State University-Northridge CA$40,801$54,500$12,500
University of Iowa IA$40,663$54,464$23,194
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$32,521$54,442$20,687
American Public University System WV$53,913$54,432$19,599
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$43,856$54,401$16,250
University at Buffalo NY$38,561$54,382$15,500
Wellesley College MA$54,351——
University of San Diego CA$38,621$54,338$19,500
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA$47,263$54,329$23,488
Western Washington University WA$36,383$54,263$16,051
Bridgewater State University MA$40,955$54,224$24,750
Frostburg State University MD$32,697$54,197—
Sacred Heart University CT—$54,183—
University of Southern Indiana IN—$54,144—
Radford University VA$33,830$54,122$25,000
California Baptist University CA$39,645$54,060$25,500
University of Illinois Chicago IL$44,349$53,962$16,361
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$53,911—$15,500
University of Rhode Island RI$42,263$53,802—
Washington College MD$31,894$53,799—
St Bonaventure University NY—$53,783—
Portland State University OR$42,662$53,753$18,384
Northeastern Illinois University IL$48,971$53,747—
Old Dominion University VA$40,055$53,734$23,250
Albright College PA—$53,702—
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$38,857$53,696$15,000
University of North Texas at Dallas TX$40,638$53,689$21,650
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$38,610$53,635$19,500
State University of New York at Cortland NY$37,447$53,524$20,001
University of Michigan-Flint MI$44,132$53,484—
Jacksonville University FL$40,473$53,457—
Texas State University TX$44,649$53,434$20,854
SUNY Oneonta NY$36,711$53,396$21,968
San Diego State University CA$37,982$53,387$12,337
Beloit College WI—$53,351$25,955
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$36,425$53,293$18,500
California State University-San Marcos CA$42,251$53,287$16,281
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA$33,981$53,273$21,750
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$40,202$53,253$23,196
University of Northern Iowa IA—$53,198$18,149
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$34,339$53,122$19,500
Elmhurst University IL—$53,075—
SUNY at Purchase College NY$31,715$53,042—
DePaul University IL$43,367$52,791$24,999
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$40,717$52,694$12,500
California State University-Bakersfield CA$41,111$52,618$16,750
Truman State University MO—$52,584—
University of Nevada-Reno NV$39,255$52,564—
Harvard University MA$52,477——
Saint Cloud State University MN—$52,455—
McKendree University IL$46,025$52,428$18,500
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO—$52,414—
California State University-Chico CA$43,158$52,323$15,509
Southern Connecticut State University CT$41,407$52,249$19,500
Lewis & Clark College OR—$52,232—
University of Central Florida FL$41,931$52,197$17,588
Texas Woman's University TX$41,883$52,196$19,600
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$38,671$52,142$16,502
Kennesaw State University GA$45,045$52,125$24,081
Morgan State University MD$38,477$52,116$27,000
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$43,923$52,094$11,954
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University NJ$39,820$52,053$23,750
Montclair State University NJ$39,820$52,053$23,750
Central College IA$44,497$51,996$25,125
California State University-Long Beach CA$39,389$51,982$11,956
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$46,336$51,979—
South Dakota State University SD$48,993$51,910$26,300
University of Idaho ID$38,127$51,873$11,449
Western Michigan University MI$39,938$51,835—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$43,771$51,801$13,300
The University of Montana MT$41,470$51,708$25,500
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA$42,680$51,654$21,375
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$42,680$51,654$21,375
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$42,680$51,654$21,375
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$41,557$51,618—
Salem State University MA$40,365$51,573—
State University of New York at Oswego NY—$51,537$26,149
Texas Tech University TX$35,988$51,527$20,450
University of Dubuque IA—$51,512—
Chicago State University IL—$51,485—
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$37,887$51,465$24,000
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$42,433$51,421$22,072
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$42,879$51,312$21,720
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$42,879$51,312$21,720
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$42,879$51,312$21,720
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$42,879$51,312$21,720
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$42,879$51,312$21,720
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$42,879$51,312$21,720
State University of New York at New Paltz NY$38,376$51,290$22,266
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$36,574$51,277$16,470
Kansas State University KS$38,635$51,237$24,406
Kean University NJ$42,308$51,122$21,008
SUNY College at Potsdam NY$46,389$51,086—
University of Florida FL$41,736$51,039$12,712
University of Florida-Online FL$41,736$51,039$12,712
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$48,948$51,004$32,294
Illinois State University IL$41,245$51,000$20,500
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$37,834$50,984$21,500
Florida Atlantic University FL$40,554$50,983$18,625
California State University-Fullerton CA$40,907$50,922$13,300
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$48,846$50,847$18,250
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$39,512$50,827—
Northern State University SD—$50,765—
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$45,638$50,737$22,606
Florida State University FL$41,076$50,612$16,750
University of California-Merced CA$40,165$50,468$12,898
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus OH$42,458$50,457$17,513
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$42,458$50,457$17,513
University of Louisville KY$43,605$50,397$16,500
Morehead State University KY$37,221$50,331$22,250
California State University-Los Angeles CA$39,332$50,249$12,500
Saint Leo University FL$52,582$50,231$30,601
Hope College MI$37,313$50,222—
University of Hartford CT—$50,178—
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN—$50,174$17,896
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH—$50,165—
Lincoln University PA$31,769$50,141—
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$46,288$50,136—
Bowdoin College ME$50,091——
University of Utah UT$44,621$50,087$17,050
Western Illinois University IL—$50,080—

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