Best Schools for Social Sciences, Other

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

46
Schools
$34,707
Avg. Earnings
1,566
Graduates
#1
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$69,338
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.1%
#2
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

$68,219
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 10.0%
#3
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$61,380
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $55,102
Graduates: 174
Acceptance: 11.7%
#4
R

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Public

$52,107
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,085
Graduates: 61
Acceptance: 65.3%
#5
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$49,436
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,265
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 9.4%
#6
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$45,696
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,872
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 10.8%
#7
U

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA · Private

$44,942
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 48.5%
#8
I

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Indiana, PA · Public

$41,937
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 91.2%
#9
C

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY · Public

$39,153
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,626
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 57.2%
#10
S

SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY · Public

$38,505
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,225
Graduates: 98
Acceptance: 84.6%
#11
L

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,867
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 76.3%
#12
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$37,208
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 41.6%
#13
T

Towson University

Towson, MD · Public

$37,018
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,059
Graduates: 246
Acceptance: 82.8%
#14
C

Clark University

Worcester, MA · Private

$36,848
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 41.7%
#15
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$36,560
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,911
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 42.5%
#16
U

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, WA · Public

$36,560
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,911
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 83.0%
#17
C

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI · Public

$36,099
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,349
Graduates: 93
Acceptance: 91.0%
#18
U

University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA · Public

$35,864
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,712
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 63.3%
#19
B

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL · Private

$35,420
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,580
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 77.2%
#20
R

Russell Sage College

Troy, NY · Private

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,123
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 76.2%
#21
U

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

Bradford, PA · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,153
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 90.8%
#22
U

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,153
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 49.7%
#23
S

St Lawrence University

Canton, NY · Private

$33,459
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,938
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 58.5%
#24
E

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR · Public

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,260
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 98.8%
#25
U

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · Public

$32,854
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,460
Graduates: 82
Acceptance: 77.1%
#26
S

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, NY · Public

$32,711
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,434
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 78.4%
#27
K

Keystone College

La Plume, PA · Private

$32,711
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 79.6%
#28
K

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, MI · Private

$31,038
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,345
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 76.2%
#29
L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,006
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 31.5%
#30
M

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, PA · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,983
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 89.4%
#31
R

Randolph-Macon College

Ashland, VA · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 83.4%
#32
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$28,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,667
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 29.8%
#33
U

University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME · Public

$28,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,702
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 79.3%
#34
U

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Green Bay, WI · Public

$28,236
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 87.8%
#35
U

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY · Private

$27,048
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,895
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 35.9%
#36
K

Knox College

Galesburg, IL · Private

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,275
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 71.1%
#37
C

Carleton College

Northfield, MN · Private

$26,353
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 22.3%
#38
U

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 56.9%
#39
T

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,299
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 77.0%
#40
G

Glenville State University

Glenville, WV · Public

$24,421
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,573
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: N/A
#41
T

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID · Private

$24,035
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 47.2%
#42
S

SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY · Public

$22,192
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,947
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 72.8%
#43
L

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL · Private

$22,087
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,103
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 59.4%
#44
C

Colby-Sawyer College

New London, NH · Private

$21,964
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 90.0%
#45
U

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL · Public

$21,234
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,052
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 88.4%
#46
U

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

$16,663
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,794
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 57.8%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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