Master's · Social Sciences

Social Sciences, General (Master's): earnings by school

12 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$55,640
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$57,722
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$59,413
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 9 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,999 and $67,767. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$112,614$128,590—
Georgetown University DC$100,978—$91,607
Utica University NY$90,471——
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$87,007——
University of Chicago IL$49,651$74,690$59,413
Mercer University GA—$67,767—
Pennsylvania Western University PA—$65,444—
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL$47,534$57,722$20,500
Bellevue University NE$53,952$56,332$76,154
Grambling State University LA$41,084$55,999—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$57,328$52,250—
Troy University AL$48,859$51,841$35,875