Best Schools for Sociology

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$42,046
Avg. Earnings
1,351
Graduates
#1
H

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$56,641
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $58,277
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 3.5%
#2
T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$55,693
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,199
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 10.1%
#3
B

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

$50,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,701
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 8.0%
#4
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$48,432
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 4.8%
#5
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,066
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 9.4%
#6
M

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,016
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 52.6%
#7
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$45,305
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $60,357
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 6.8%
#8
P

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$44,942
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,901
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 4.5%
#9
D

Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA · Private

$44,356
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,788
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 43.1%
#10
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$44,170
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $53,374
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 4.2%
#11
B

Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Private

$43,798
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.7%
#12
M

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA · Private

$43,798
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 38.3%
#13
A

Assumption University

Worcester, MA · Private

$43,426
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.5%
#14
B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$43,426
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,212
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 15.7%
#15
C

Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 38.3%
#16
C

Curry College

Milton, MA · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 92.0%
#17
C

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

$42,458
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,474
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 21.1%
#18
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$42,309
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,033
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 10.8%
#19
O

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 39.9%
#20
S

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,892
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 43.8%
#21
S

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · Private

$41,342
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 78.9%
#22
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$41,261
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,238
Graduates: 229
Acceptance: 11.7%
#23
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$41,193
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,856
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 29.8%
#24
A

American University

Washington, DC · Private

$41,025
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,261
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 47.4%
#25
S

Suffolk University

Boston, MA · Private

$41,007
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,758
Graduates: 81
Acceptance: 84.7%
#26
T

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa, TX · Public

$41,007
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 84.5%
#27
M

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT · Private

$41,007
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,997
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 10.4%
#28
U

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD · Public

$40,896
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,806
Graduates: 52
Acceptance: 74.2%
#29
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$40,896
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,205
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 8.2%
#30
T

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC · Private

$40,467
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 83.8%
#31
P

Providence College

Providence, RI · Private

$40,467
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,894
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 48.7%
#32
S

Stonehill College

Easton, MA · Private

$40,461
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,895
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 72.6%
#33
T

Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX · Public

$40,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,736
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 95.0%
#34
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$39,927
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,134
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 7.1%
#35
T

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX · Public

$39,741
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 65.5%
#36
G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$39,729
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,076
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 13.1%
#37
H

Hanover College

Hanover, IN · Private

$39,729
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 84.0%
#38
A

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV ·

$39,153
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,082
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: N/A
#39
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$39,009
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 12.4%
#40
R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$39,009
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.9%
#41
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$38,829
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,255
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 69.5%
#42
E

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA · Public

$38,721
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,063
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 92.9%
#43
C

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,904
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 81.4%
#44
B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,477
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 35.3%
#45
S

Simmons University

Boston, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,389
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 66.0%
#46
C

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 63.1%
#47
C

CUNY York College

Jamaica, NY · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,940
Graduates: 62
Acceptance: 59.4%
#48
S

Siena College

Loudonville, NY · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,157
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 70.6%
#49
J

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,528
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 81.1%
#50
S

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,521
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 86.4%

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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