Bachelor's Sociology Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Sociology Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-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 386 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.15×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 2University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.17×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 3University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.17×5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 4Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana0.17×14%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 5CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.18×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 6Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.18×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 7CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.19×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 8University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico0.20×57%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 9Barnard CollegeNew York, New York0.21×9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 10University of California-DavisDavis, California0.21×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 11California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.21×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 12William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia0.21×34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 13CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York0.22×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 14Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.22×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 15California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0.22×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 16University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana0.22×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 17University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.22×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 18Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts0.23×16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 19California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.23×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 20University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California0.23×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 21Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.23×13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 22California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.23×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 23University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.24×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 24California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.24×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 25California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.24×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 26San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.24×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 27California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.24×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 28San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.25×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 29Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.25×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 30California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.25×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 31New York UniversityNew York, New York0.26×9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 32Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire0.26×5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 33University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina0.26×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 34California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.26×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 35CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.26×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 36University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.27×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 37CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York0.27×64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 38University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida0.27×19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 39California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.28×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 40Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa0.28×15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 41California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.28×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 42Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho0.28×96%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 43University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.29×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 44University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.29×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 45Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.29×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 46University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.29×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 47California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.29×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 48Chapman UniversityOrange, California0.29×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 49University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California0.29×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 50University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin0.29×45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 51California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.29×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 52Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California0.30×45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 53University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.30×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 54University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia0.30×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 55California State University-East BayHayward, California0.31×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 56University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0.31×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 57Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.31×11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 58California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California0.32×98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 59University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.33×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 60Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York0.33×4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 61Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York0.33×49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 62University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.34×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 63Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas0.34×57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 64Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California0.34×44%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 65University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York0.34×74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 66James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia0.34×72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 67Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut0.34×37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 68California State University-ChicoChico, California0.34×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 69Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York0.34×46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 70University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.34×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 71George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.35×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 72Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia0.35×97%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 73University of California-MercedMerced, California0.35×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 74The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey0.36×62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 75Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington0.36×78%1168$20k$67k69%2,4018 mi 76Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.36×82%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 77Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey0.36×71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 78University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska0.36×87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 79Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina0.37×22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 80University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut0.37×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 81University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.37×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 82University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.37×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 83University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0.37×87%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 84University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0.37×88%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 85University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island0.37×72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 86University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.37×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 87University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.37×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 88University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida0.37×61%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 89Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee0.37×76%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 90Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.37×11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 91Fordham UniversityBronx, New York0.38×59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 92Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas0.38×44%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 93Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois0.38×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 94University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia0.38×38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 95The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.38×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 96Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa0.38×89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 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.