Social Sciences, General

15,635 students earn a social sciences, general credential each year across 355 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $37,472
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $51,793

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 227 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia—$61,6121 year out—$47,010 2Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee302$61,3891 year out$90,203$11,000 3University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington73$57,5381 year out$82,655$20,559 4Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts189$56,5401 year out$76,293$19,937 5Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa18$56,2211 year out$43,032$25,805 6Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina7$50,6531 year out$64,273—7University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland168$50,5571 year out$53,628$23,599 8New York UniversityNew York, New York50$49,0161 year out$74,002$27,000 9The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas18$47,2481 year out$52,615$20,238 10Colorado State University GlobalDenver, Colorado3$46,3841 year out$53,776$37,770 11Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan84$46,2061 year out$57,882$29,198 12University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas23$45,6871 year out$48,194$20,429 13The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona13$45,5881 year out$42,146$41,281 14Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey88$44,7731 year out$62,477$21,384 15University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania5$43,4311 year out$43,161$27,000 16University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania0$43,4311 year out$43,161$27,000 17University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania0$43,4311 year out$43,161$27,000 18Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan45$43,2171 year out$50,160$27,400 19Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington233$43,0691 year out$59,442$25,409 20Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey61$43,0471 year out—$25,500 21Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire190$42,9321 year out$57,763$35,354 22University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin13$42,3571 year out——23Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington50$42,3321 year out$60,508$26,181 24Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia17$41,9881 year out$52,576$23,250 25Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota23$41,9541 year out$50,858$31,000 26Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon5$41,8351 year out—$27,167 27Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York6$41,0621 year out$107,051$26,080 28Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas56$40,7931 year out$50,046$27,500 29Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania41$40,5841 year out—$29,500 30Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1$40,5841 year out—$29,500 31Touro UniversityNew York, New York32$40,1111 year out$47,825$33,937 32California State University-StanislausTurlock, California50$39,1491 year out$51,958$15,446 33California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California21$39,0611 year out$57,162$16,194 34Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, North Carolina2$38,6931 year out$42,091$29,030 35Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky24$38,6591 year out$46,608—36University of OregonEugene, Oregon227$38,1471 year out$63,907$22,917 37Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland13$37,9341 year out—$20,000 38University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida27$37,5011 year out$46,751$22,916 39Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana15$37,4721 year out$41,397$47,000 40California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California39$37,4461 year out$63,814$18,719 41Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska103$37,3351 year out$46,300$34,734 42Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri14$37,1931 year out—$34,390 43Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York87$36,7261 year out$44,055$26,978 44Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi7$36,5681 year out$37,910$46,098 45Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama36$36,5471 year out$52,917$28,125 46California State University-ChicoChico, California52$36,3821 year out$50,545$16,500 47Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho24$36,2981 year out$46,338$25,000 48North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina122$35,9781 year out—$34,562 49Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon15$35,5901 year out——50Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0$35,5901 year out——51University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah114$35,3631 year out$49,866$22,442 52Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon275$35,0931 year out$49,355$31,000 53Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma29$34,9551 year out$44,047$23,573 54University of California-IrvineIrvine, California18$34,8711 year out—$16,338 55University of North TexasDenton, Texas20$34,6791 year out$57,259$22,625 56California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California109$34,6781 year out$52,537$11,000 57University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota13$34,4901 year out—$27,431 58St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York14$34,4881 year out$54,244$24,500 59University of South FloridaTampa, Florida112$34,4271 year out$45,753$24,095 60University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii106$34,3881 year out$41,676$19,889 61Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon15$34,2451 year out$55,823$25,000 62University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida26$34,2091 year out—$26,800 63Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas—$33,8121 year out—$18,457 64University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California18$33,7891 year out$59,488—65Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida219$33,2351 year out$59,852$23,375 66Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania55$32,9581 year out$40,098$30,887 67University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, South Carolina28$32,6821 year out$38,994$37,500 68University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming0$32,3511 year out$50,333$21,246 69Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, Florida14$31,2041 year out—$31,000 70University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York141$28,8441 year out$56,927$21,000 71Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, New York49$28,3511 year out$53,767$27,000 72University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin15$27,8731 year out—$24,750 73Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina16$23,7971 year out$43,075$26,955 74San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California41$23,7041 year out$31,866$20,915 75Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, New York158$23,3021 year out—$24,747 76Allen UniversityColumbia, South Carolina10$23,0951 year out$33,333$38,198 77Whittier CollegeWhittier, California34$20,6601 year out—$24,937 78California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California19$18,8931 year out$52,724—79Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware120—1 year out——80Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio100—1 year out——81Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island75—1 year out——82Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia65—1 year out——83University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia49—1 year out——84Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio31—1 year out——85California State University-FullertonFullerton, California25—1 year out——86Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, New York24—1 year out——87Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York22—1 year out——88Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia20—1 year out$45,612$25,000 89University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada19—1 year out$58,005—90North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois17—1 year out——91University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri17—1 year out——92San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California16—1 year out——93CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York16—1 year out——94University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——95Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York15—1 year out$60,794$26,593 96Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland14—1 year out——97University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, Alaska13—1 year out——98University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas13—1 year out——99Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois13—1 year out——100University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South Dakota13—1 year out—$25,028

Associate programs — top 100 of 125 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing, Massachusetts8$37,9411 year out——2Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma243$34,2031 year out$37,462$12,625 3Merced CollegeMerced, California188$34,1681 year out$34,085$7,843 4Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, Maryland87$32,7491 year out—$10,848 5Sierra CollegeRocklin, California537$30,1031 year out—$7,834 6Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California—$29,8471 year out——7Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia202$29,4251 year out$36,694$11,000 8Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California358$27,6911 year out$43,634—9Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania37$27,6001 year out$40,791$23,500 10Butte CollegeOroville, California316$26,4821 year out$39,587$9,036 11Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey321$26,2311 year out$39,418$9,500 12Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia125$25,4781 year out$36,485$10,500 13Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California332$24,0521 year out$42,711$12,711 14Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia351$23,6371 year out$48,149$10,500 15East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California937$22,9471 year out$39,615$5,500 16Ohlone CollegeFremont, California454$22,5451 year out—$5,500 17Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, California43$22,3981 year out$24,659$5,588 18Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey81$22,0531 year out$36,237$5,851 19Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California96$20,0841 year out$56,787$6,625 20Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, Virginia53$19,2201 year out$35,551$9,128 21J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, Virginia298$18,1641 year out$39,391$12,500 22College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California493—1 year out——23Yuba CollegeMarysville, California472—1 year out$43,112—24Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California411—1 year out——25American River CollegeSacramento, California397—1 year out$52,793—26Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California306—1 year out$45,149—27Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California279—1 year out$38,312—28Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California251—1 year out——29College of San MateoSan Mateo, California154—1 year out$47,134—30Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California148—1 year out——31Porterville CollegePorterville, California142—1 year out——32Laney CollegeOakland, California139—1 year out$46,766—33De Anza CollegeCupertino, California136—1 year out——34Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California114—1 year out——35Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California107—1 year out$31,267—36San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California85—1 year out——37Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, Oklahoma83—1 year out——38Fresno City CollegeFresno, California81—1 year out$21,600—39Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona79—1 year out$39,790—40Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California78—1 year out$41,230—41Merritt CollegeOakland, California76—1 year out$47,026—42Shasta CollegeRedding, California72—1 year out——43Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York62—1 year out——44Citrus CollegeGlendora, California55—1 year out$34,810—45Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California51—1 year out——46College of the SiskiyousWeed, California49—1 year out——47Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California39—1 year out——48Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas32—1 year out——49Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California25—1 year out——50Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas25—1 year out——51Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma24—1 year out——52Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California22—1 year out——53Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, Massachusetts22—1 year out——54Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California20—1 year out——55Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, Massachusetts20—1 year out—$8,825 56Mohave Community CollegeKingman, Arizona18—1 year out——57Cochise County Community College DistrictSierra Vista, Arizona17—1 year out——58Reedley CollegeReedley, California17—1 year out——59Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey16—1 year out——60Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania13—1 year out$33,998—61Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas13—1 year out——62Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York12—1 year out——63University of Puerto Rico-UtuadoUtuado, Puerto Rico12—1 year out——64South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas12—1 year out$36,454—65East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, Georgia11—1 year out——66Life UniversityMarietta, Georgia11—1 year out——67Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas10—1 year out——68Madera Community CollegeMadera, California10—1 year out——69Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California9—1 year out——70Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi9—1 year out——71Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswell, New Mexico9—1 year out——72Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorrington, Wyoming9—1 year out——73Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan8—1 year out——74Reading Area Community CollegeReading, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——75Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming8—1 year out——76Dine CollegeTsaile, Arizona7—1 year out$33,896—77Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——78Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——79Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah7—1 year out——80Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan6—1 year out——81Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma6—1 year out——82Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas6—1 year out——83Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming6—1 year out——84University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana5—1 year out——85Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York5—1 year out——86Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeMiami, Oklahoma5—1 year out——87Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho4—1 year out——88Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead, Mississippi4—1 year out——89Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada4—1 year out——90CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York4—1 year out——91Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York4—1 year out——92Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——93Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas4—1 year out——94Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas4—1 year out——95Bay Mills Community CollegeBrimley, Michigan4—1 year out——96Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California3—1 year out——97Chabot CollegeHayward, California3—1 year out——98Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California3—1 year out——99Western Nebraska Community CollegeScottsbluff, Nebraska3—1 year out——100Carl Albert State CollegePoteau, Oklahoma3—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 19 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky15—1 year out——2Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah10—1 year out——3University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts9—1 year out——4University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio9—1 year out——5Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona7—1 year out——6Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California5—1 year out——7Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia5—1 year out——8University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska3—1 year out——9University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio3—1 year out——10University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama2—1 year out——11Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma2—1 year out——12Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——13University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah2—1 year out——14Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana2—1 year out——15University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona1—1 year out——16College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois1—1 year out——17University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland1—1 year out——18Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——19Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).