Bachelor's Sociology Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Sociology Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Sociology programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 420 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$64,3775%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 2Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$58,5414%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 3Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$53,61248%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 4Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$51,78814%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 5Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut$50,07729%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 6King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania$48,52993%1170$23k$59k60%1,48496 mi 7Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$48,2159%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 8Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$48,09116%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 9Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$47,85911%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 10Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$47,7497%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 11American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$47,633——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi 12The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$46,95362%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 13Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado$46,948——$13k$44k39%1,250597 mi 14National UniversitySan Diego, California$46,505——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 15Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$46,25722%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 16University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$45,78617%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 17Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$45,5516%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 18Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$45,28741%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 19Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota$43,50575%—$18k$59k57%5,144180 mi 20The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$43,202——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 21Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, Colorado$43,178100%1230$16k$47k51%1,586616 mi 22Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$43,15075%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 23Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$42,98582%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 24Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$42,98459%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 25CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$42,71057%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 26University of KansasLawrence, Kansas$42,70393%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 27Chicago State UniversityChicago, Illinois$42,68743%—$12k$43k15%1,3844 mi 28Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$42,65344%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 29University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$42,55472%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 30University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$42,50785%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 31Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$42,17013%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 32Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota$42,10888%1150$19k$57k54%11,703201 mi 33University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire$42,04888%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 34Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$42,02299%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 35Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$41,6245%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 36Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$41,624———$93k—1,8022 mi 37University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan$41,46070%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 38University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$41,25093%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 39CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$41,06258%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 40University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$40,87187%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 41University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$40,77411%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 42San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$40,76396%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 43Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts$40,67536%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 44Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$40,60289%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 45University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts$40,56984%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 46CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$40,51564%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 47North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$40,45195%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 48Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California$40,45173%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 49CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$40,40157%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 50University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana$40,25596%1141$13k$48k48%5,292254 mi 51South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$40,23698%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 52Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, Maryland$40,19674%1176$23k$64k65%1,76849 mi 53American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$40,11962%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 54Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$40,07913%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 55University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$40,06239%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 56Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$40,02990%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 57Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$40,02967%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 58McKendree UniversityLebanon, Illinois$40,01572%—$25k$59k53%1,752245 mi 59University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado$40,01175%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 60Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts$39,82296%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 61Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$39,80187%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 62Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, Virginia$39,65687%1095$28k$58k70%1,63931 mi 63The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$39,62127%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 64Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois$39,54765%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 65Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida$39,49878%—$21k$48k45%6,72126 mi 66University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$39,43572%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 67California State University-East BayHayward, California$39,37897%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 68Chapman UniversityOrange, California$39,27865%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 69Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon$39,19377%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 70Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon$39,19363%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 71The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana$39,16096%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 72State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York$39,07978%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 73Roanoke CollegeSalem, Virginia$38,98383%1211$25k$58k67%1,767153 mi 74University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$38,97280%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 75George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$38,91687%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 76Bowie State UniversityBowie, Maryland$38,89372%—$19k$55k38%5,04310 mi 77Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$38,76855%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 78Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$38,63246%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 79Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, Massachusetts$38,63190%—$16k$48k56%71396 mi 80Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut$38,52383%1160$21k$56k58%3,41826 mi 81Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$38,45711%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 82Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$38,43896%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 83Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$38,4028%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 84St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York$38,21683%1244$30k$70k66%9,4774 mi 85Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas$38,07590%1089$13k$49k48%9,733648 mi 86Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas$38,04286%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 87Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$38,03461%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 88Central CollegePella, Iowa$38,03486%1147$23k$54k66%1,070269 mi 89Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, Ohio$38,034——$16k$60k15%73642 mi 90University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$37,95878%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 91Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia$37,94690%1197$15k$55k46%17,5141 mi 92Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$37,89693%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 93University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin$37,88892%1150$15k$52k51%7,30675 mi 94SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$37,82684%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 95Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$37,80282%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 96Franklin CollegeFranklin, Indiana$37,75970%1145$23k$55k60%900161 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.