Median earnings of social sciences graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 66 colleges. National median: $43,546, rising to $52,562 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University | TN | $74,534 | $103,229 | $15,000 |
| 2 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center | NY | $62,923 | — | — |
| 3 | Manhattan University | NY | $61,648 | $75,745 | — |
| 4 | Empire State University | NY | $61,143 | $61,925 | $20,750 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $57,562 | $59,883 | $29,750 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | PA | $57,562 | $59,883 | $29,750 |
| 7 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | $57,045 | $55,542 | — |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $56,673 | $75,301 | $20,916 |
| 9 | Thomas Edison State University | NJ | $55,862 | $63,772 | $13,821 |
| 10 | Harvard University | MA | $55,717 | $78,996 | $25,000 |
| 11 | New York University | NY | $51,431 | $91,917 | $21,125 |
| 12 | Towson University | MD | $50,294 | $68,242 | $19,500 |
| 13 | Troy University | AL | $50,102 | $57,620 | — |
| 14 | Touro University | NY | $49,944 | $58,798 | $23,876 |
| 15 | Washington State University | WA | $49,327 | $61,617 | $20,495 |
| 16 | Upper Iowa University | IA | $49,042 | $57,430 | $20,000 |
| 17 | University of North Texas | TX | $48,652 | $56,026 | $19,500 |
| 18 | University of Houston-Downtown | TX | $47,739 | $46,667 | — |
| 19 | University of Maryland Global Campus | MD | $47,618 | $59,413 | $21,715 |
| 20 | Rogers State University | OK | $47,357 | $36,888 | $21,875 |
| 21 | Kansas State University | KS | $47,165 | $50,681 | $25,000 |
| 22 | University of California-Irvine | CA | $46,989 | $75,514 | — |
| 23 | California State University-Stanislaus | CA | $46,235 | $55,109 | $14,120 |
| 24 | Wilmington University | DE | $45,763 | — | $20,759 |
| 25 | Florida State University | FL | $45,638 | $58,460 | $16,000 |
| 26 | Bellevue University | NE | $45,545 | $49,304 | $25,000 |
| 27 | Franklin University | OH | $45,306 | — | $16,668 |
| 28 | Grand Valley State University | MI | $45,150 | $52,520 | $23,965 |
| 29 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | $45,009 | $50,491 | $17,727 |
| 30 | Central Washington University | WA | $44,974 | $58,680 | $20,062 |
| 31 | Metropolitan State University | MN | $44,618 | $48,486 | $15,000 |
| 32 | California State University-Monterey Bay | CA | $44,163 | $57,200 | $11,000 |
| 33 | Portland State University | OR | $43,546 | $52,562 | $19,166 |
| 34 | University of Oregon | OR | $43,515 | $57,532 | $19,500 |
| 35 | Bethel University | MN | $43,131 | $52,907 | — |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | WI | $42,915 | $47,074 | $17,875 |
| 37 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | NJ | $42,642 | — | $20,367 |
| 38 | University of Utah | UT | $42,195 | $57,708 | $15,000 |
| 39 | Belhaven University | MS | $42,112 | $33,423 | — |
| 40 | California State University-Chico | CA | $41,661 | $50,845 | $14,342 |
| 41 | Michigan State University | MI | $41,553 | $58,797 | $20,500 |
| 42 | Boise State University | ID | $41,054 | $49,683 | $15,000 |
| 43 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | TX | $41,046 | $59,440 | $15,500 |
| 44 | Robert Morris University | PA | $39,734 | — | — |
| 45 | Pennsylvania Western University | PA | $39,596 | $42,582 | $24,430 |
| 46 | North Carolina Central University | NC | $39,291 | $43,859 | $27,439 |
| 47 | Dominican University New York | NY | $39,014 | $56,966 | $25,000 |
| 48 | California State University-San Marcos | CA | $38,828 | $63,622 | $15,769 |
| 49 | San Diego State University | CA | $38,735 | $52,095 | $13,000 |
| 50 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | MI | $38,437 | $31,967 | — |
| 51 | The University of Arizona Global Campus | AZ | $38,389 | $48,970 | — |
| 52 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | TX | $38,256 | $47,014 | — |
| 53 | University of West Florida | FL | $38,228 | $47,535 | $25,000 |
| 54 | Western Oregon University | OR | $38,109 | $51,921 | — |
| 55 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | SC | $38,031 | $44,888 | $25,000 |
| 56 | University of Hawaii-West Oahu | HI | $38,024 | $41,536 | $15,530 |
| 57 | University of South Florida | FL | $37,791 | $47,969 | $20,875 |
| 58 | Southeast Missouri State University | MO | $37,695 | $42,761 | — |
| 59 | University at Buffalo | NY | $37,534 | $56,257 | $17,421 |
| 60 | St. Joseph's University-New York | NY | $37,436 | $59,028 | — |
| 61 | Western Kentucky University | KY | $36,939 | $44,743 | — |
| 62 | California State University-Sacramento | CA | $36,646 | $56,363 | — |
| 63 | Northern Kentucky University | KY | $35,129 | — | — |
| 64 | Bard College | NY | $34,496 | $48,751 | $25,000 |
| 65 | Whittier College | CA | $34,137 | $64,736 | $14,892 |
| 66 | Allen University | SC | $33,334 | $38,198 | $29,257 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do social sciences graduates earn?
The median college reports $43,546 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in social sciences and $52,562 four years after. The highest is $74,534 at Vanderbilt University.
How much student debt do social sciences graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $20,000 at the typical college.