WhatGradsMake

What Sociology grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $53,227 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$56,877$72,585+36%
2Connecticut CollegeCT$45,127$71,605$105,332+35%
3Quinnipiac UniversityCT$33,249$66,924$80,729+26%
4Providence CollegeRI$40,198$66,338$89,578+25%
5University of VirginiaVA$44,440$65,463$88,080+23%
6CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$39,655$65,353+23%
7University of MichiganMI$40,071$64,527$88,015+21%
8University of RichmondVA$41,544$64,195$86,016+21%
9Binghamton UniversityNY$37,642$63,563$80,863+19%
10University of Texas at AustinTX$45,700$63,530$83,229+19%
11State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$35,966$62,398$85,033+17%
12CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$41,753$62,349$84,159+17%
13University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$40,054$61,999$76,611+16%
14University of ConnecticutCT$37,533$61,977$82,167+16%
15CUNY Queens CollegeNY$41,587$61,560$77,825+16%
16Salem State UniversityMA$40,484$60,639$62,818+14%
17University of North Texas at DallasTX$44,398$60,363+13%
18CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$41,985$60,342$73,531+13%
19University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$45,395$60,308$68,502+13%
20Sacred Heart UniversityCT$36,215$60,219$67,254+13%
21State University of New York at AlbanyNY$36,262$60,124$79,555+13%
22George Mason UniversityVA$40,212$60,111$74,872+13%
23University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$43,784$60,095$71,605+13%
24College of William & MaryVA$39,385$60,082$79,965+13%
25CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$45,838$60,067$76,015+13%
26Texas A&M UniversityTX$38,008$59,738$73,432+12%
27Framingham State UniversityMA$38,096$59,590$69,368+12%
28Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$39,108$59,131$74,229+11%
29Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$40,729$59,096$75,886+11%
30University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$38,967$58,574$76,359+10%
31University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$37,206$58,441$76,537+10%
32University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$42,467$58,363+10%
33Sweet Briar CollegeVA$34,107$58,363$67,797+10%
34Benedictine UniversityIL$35,340$58,197$69,154+9%
35City College of New York - CUNYNY$41,263$58,156$70,925+9%
36Miami UniversityOH$40,499$58,150$70,817+9%
37University of HartfordCT$36,805$58,150+9%
38Texas A&M University - Central TexasTX$34,057$57,957+9%
39University of Mary WashingtonVA$35,401$57,784$72,448+9%
40Westfield State UniversityMA$40,342$57,769+9%
41Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$34,958$57,719$75,717+8%
42CUNY York CollegeNY$44,415$57,713$67,147+8%
43CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$44,211$57,660$69,010+8%
44SUNY Old WestburyNY$40,010$57,461$67,380+8%
45University of HoustonTX$39,664$57,408$70,666+8%
46West Texas A&M UniversityTX$36,805$57,372$59,848+8%
47Arizona State UniversityAZ$40,774$57,138$70,346+7%
48Colorado State UniversityCO$36,382$57,057$70,317+7%
49University of North TexasTX$39,390$56,888$68,340+7%
50University of Texas at DallasTX$46,346$56,768$66,937+7%
51James Madison UniversityVA$36,737$56,636$71,928+6%
52University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$46,958$56,612$55,558+6%
53Lewis UniversityIL$38,623$56,524$59,848+6%
54University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$36,541$56,515$73,497+6%
55University of Saint ThomasMN$40,883$56,473$83,213+6%
56University of Colorado BoulderCO$36,815$56,444$74,164+6%
57University of GeorgiaGA$36,225$56,352$69,861+6%
58University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$35,805$56,178$74,744+6%
59Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$38,623$55,973$70,098+5%
60University of Colorado DenverCO$42,173$55,882$69,411+5%
61Worcester State UniversityMA$41,517$55,879+5%
62University of UtahUT$40,401$55,797$69,318+5%
63West Virginia UniversityWV$34,062$55,732$73,321+5%
64Texas State UniversityTX$37,960$55,618$67,213+4%
65Loyola University ChicagoIL$37,366$55,573$73,014+4%
66SUNY CortlandNY$34,073$55,464$66,091+4%
67SUNY College at PurchaseNY$36,962$55,369$66,717+4%
68Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$38,108$55,368$68,326+4%
69University of Houston - DowntownTX$41,054$55,307$67,373+4%
70University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$37,086$55,303$71,702+4%
71SUNY College at GeneseoNY$33,306$55,193$71,918+4%
72Saint John's UniversityMN$40,342$55,181+4%
73Purdue UniversityIN$35,707$55,181$68,550+4%
74Bridgewater State UniversityMA$38,529$54,927$66,850+3%
75State University of New York at BuffaloNY$36,313$54,919$71,484+3%
76State University of New York at OneontaNY$33,209$54,843$65,800+3%
77Texas Tech UniversityTX$35,140$54,794$73,141+3%
78University of IowaIA$36,423$54,639$70,751+3%
79Weber State UniversityUT$37,867$54,522+2%
80DePaul UniversityIL$36,614$54,465$70,557+2%
81Macalester CollegeMN$44,129$54,453$79,205+2%
82Ohio State University (The)OH$36,645$54,372$67,726+2%
83State University of New York at New PaltzNY$34,135$54,367$70,204+2%
84Fitchburg State UniversityMA$38,170$54,365+2%
85University of Arizona (The)AZ$37,458$54,354$70,897+2%
86University of Texas at San AntonioTX$39,780$54,205$62,013+2%
87Albertus Magnus CollegeCT$42,746$54,199$64,257+2%
88Franklin College of IndianaIN$40,883$54,051+2%
89Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$35,495$53,926$60,895+1%
90Oregon State UniversityOR$36,325$53,887$67,091+1%
91Northern Illinois UniversityIL$36,362$53,863$68,131+1%
92Christopher Newport UniversityVA$35,229$53,806$62,102+1%
93Dominican UniversityIL$36,190$53,705$66,665+1%
94State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$33,510$53,647$62,224+1%
95Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$35,273$53,593$65,729+1%
96Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$34,596$53,515$71,899+1%
97Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$33,078$53,444$54,0510%
98Furman UniversitySC$38,814$53,296$71,4410%
99University of OregonOR$34,380$53,227$67,1310%
100Texas Woman's UniversityTX$40,057$53,212$59,8480%
101Texas Southern UniversityTX$34,615$53,158$57,9910%
102Saint Olaf CollegeMN$38,967$53,040$79,7870%
103University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$40,660$53,032$67,1930%
104University of OklahomaOK$36,885$52,984$58,3630%
105Roanoke CollegeVA$37,509$52,975$65,7520%
106St. Catherine UniversityMN$39,655$52,963$61,6300%
107Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$39,342$52,878$68,802-1%
108Hanover CollegeIN$37,592$52,765-1%
109Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$36,043$52,636$62,446-1%
110University of Illinois ChicagoIL$33,807$52,425$70,965-2%
111Marymount UniversityVA$34,473$52,354-2%
112University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$41,070$52,345$60,709-2%
113Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$32,165$52,290$64,440-2%
114University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$34,737$52,283$70,066-2%
115Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$37,361$52,251$66,409-2%
116Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$38,738$52,093$71,823-2%
117Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$35,709$52,031$60,837-2%
118University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$35,504$52,012$63,650-2%
119Ohio UniversityOH$34,151$51,966$67,147-2%
120University of Minnesota MorrisMN$36,674$51,818$71,026-3%
121Clemson UniversitySC$34,280$51,762$59,482-3%
122Elmhurst UniversityIL$36,215$51,722$70,298-3%
123Hamline UniversityMN$36,266$51,714$70,870-3%
124University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$37,456$51,661$63,769-3%
125University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$32,401$51,636$66,224-3%
126State University of New York Polytechnic InstituteNY$37,506$51,627$58,734-3%
127Longwood UniversityVA$36,166$51,591$60,793-3%
128North Carolina State UniversityNC$36,009$51,563$66,492-3%
129Colorado State University-PuebloCO$40,439$51,556$57,904-3%
130University of Minnesota DuluthMN$36,010$51,480$65,819-3%
131University of Northern IowaIA$35,877$51,400$61,944-3%
132Augsburg UniversityMN$34,941$51,346$74,872-4%
133University of Northern ColoradoCO$36,180$51,254$61,845-4%
134Southern University at New OrleansLA$39,425$51,223$52,793-4%
135Wofford CollegeSC$34,162$51,223$66,619-4%
136Northwestern State UniversityLA$29,458$51,223$55,746-4%
137Texas Southmost CollegeTX$43,564$51,132$56,791-4%
138Utah State UniversityUT$34,284$51,057$64,930-4%
139University of South DakotaSD$33,861$51,028$57,301-4%
140Radford UniversityVA$34,461$51,004$58,363-4%
141Millikin UniversityIL$39,360$50,881-4%
142St. Cloud State UniversityMN$36,783$50,791$64,507-5%
143Concordia College - MoorheadMN$34,494$50,767$70,135-5%
144Georgia State UniversityGA$35,469$50,724$62,440-5%
145Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$33,347$50,699$61,585-5%
146University of Texas at TylerTX$41,695$50,591$68,702-5%
147Kennesaw State UniversityGA$37,192$50,563$55,759-5%
148Virginia State UniversityVA$33,105$50,502$58,986-5%
149Texas A&M International UniversityTX$37,092$50,419$60,076-5%
150Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$38,355$50,402$57,052-5%
151SUNY at FredoniaNY$29,906$50,250$64,523-6%
152Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$34,363$50,176$53,892-6%
153Sam Houston State UniversityTX$34,953$50,139$61,655-6%
154Truman State UniversityMO$28,103$50,129$61,827-6%
155Cleveland State UniversityOH$35,630$50,122$59,691-6%
156Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$40,342$50,096$60,177-6%
157Purdue University NorthwestIN$36,482$50,068$55,078-6%
158Western Colorado UniversityCO$36,124$50,026$62,669-6%
159Montana State University BozemanMT$35,279$50,011$64,456-6%
160University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$34,593$49,991$59,005-6%
161Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$34,107$49,989$64,965-6%
162Wheaton CollegeIL$36,980$49,979$72,156-6%
163University of Montana (The)MT$33,434$49,825$62,425-6%
164SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$32,975$49,780$59,848-6%
165Portland State UniversityOR$35,111$49,769$64,583-6%
166College of CharlestonSC$31,989$49,673$64,199-7%
167Illinois State UniversityIL$34,181$49,612$62,638-7%
168Lamar UniversityTX$40,989$49,539$60,144-7%
169University of WyomingWY$33,249$49,530$67,394-7%
170University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$36,636$49,489$62,620-7%
171Old Dominion UniversityVA$34,233$49,449$59,712-7%
172University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$32,743$49,399$58,998-7%
173Wright State UniversityOH$32,011$49,369$60,877-7%
174Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA$34,840$49,308$58,065-7%
175South Dakota State UniversitySD$37,264$49,226$58,338-8%
176University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$32,310$49,214$60,239-8%
177Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMA$35,290$49,211$59,162-8%
178East Carolina UniversityNC$31,905$49,193$57,105-8%
179Oklahoma State UniversityOK$36,268$49,141$64,402-8%
180State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$32,464$49,062$59,724-8%
181Winona State UniversityMN$31,496$48,908$63,936-8%
182University of ToledoOH$35,012$48,878$61,630-8%
183Northern State UniversitySD$36,197$48,870$53,631-8%
184State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$31,905$48,843$54,615-8%
185College of Saint BenedictMN$33,209$48,791-8%
186Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$34,394$48,693$63,346-9%
187University of MaineME$32,422$48,631$65,634-9%
188Brigham Young University - IdahoID$33,108$48,585$62,446-9%
189University of Akron (The)OH$33,089$48,581$54,389-9%
190Adams State UniversityCO$37,592$48,579$59,324-9%
191Bridgewater CollegeVA$34,731$48,565$58,659-9%
192University of Texas at El PasoTX$35,173$48,487$60,144-9%
193Langston UniversityOK$34,040$48,487-9%
194University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$33,425$48,487$59,391-9%
195University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$31,746$48,447$56,723-9%
196University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$35,020$48,417$58,249-9%
197Winthrop UniversitySC$34,012$48,387$61,198-9%
198University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$32,806$48,387$56,682-9%
199Chicago State UniversityIL$38,422$48,258$57,514-9%
200Pennsylvania State University (The) - HarrisburgPA$30,192$48,258$56,877-9%
201University of Central OklahomaOK$35,662$48,182$52,165-9%
202Midwestern State UniversityTX$30,248$48,182$56,877-9%
203University of LynchburgVA$36,491$48,144$61,036-10%
204Western Carolina UniversityNC$29,592$48,042$54,051-10%
205Western Illinois UniversityIL$33,831$47,992$59,362-10%
206Bowling Green State UniversityOH$32,024$47,947$60,952-10%
207Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$36,989$47,911$56,743-10%
208University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$33,195$47,901$58,659-10%
209Southern Utah UniversityUT$32,149$47,892-10%
210Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$32,115$47,864$54,757-10%
211SUNY College at BrockportNY$34,509$47,859$56,116-10%
212East Central UniversityOK$36,491$47,802-10%
213University of CincinnatiOH$35,512$47,705$60,234-10%
214University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$36,263$47,479$62,224-11%
215Southern Oregon UniversityOR$32,006$47,346$58,998-11%
216Montana State University - BillingsMT$33,582$47,315$63,082-11%
217Grambling State UniversityLA$31,066$47,315$54,051-11%
218University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$33,099$47,258$57,211-11%
219University of New Orleans (The)LA$32,477$47,119$58,659-11%
220McNeese State UniversityLA$33,434$47,094$54,276-12%
221Spelman CollegeGA$36,215$46,924-12%
222Norfolk State UniversityVA$32,794$46,924$55,393-12%
223Ball State UniversityIN$33,068$46,868$55,464-12%
224Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$36,403$46,860$57,590-12%
225Concordia University - Saint PaulMN$62,818$46,845-12%
226University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$36,761$46,579$52,902-12%
227Indiana University SoutheastIN$31,012$46,571$46,435-12%
228Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$29,692$46,566$59,526-13%
229University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$32,752$46,517$60,033-13%
230University of Southern IndianaIN$37,207$46,408$52,778-13%
231Georgia College & State UniversityGA$32,639$46,383$52,813-13%
232Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$30,831$46,342$53,873-13%
233Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN$34,107$46,337$57,208-13%
234Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$30,405$46,321$52,920-13%
235Angelo State UniversityTX$32,720$46,273$54,238-13%
236Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$32,932$46,233$55,778-13%
237Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$31,741$46,189$54,656-13%
238Appalachian State UniversityNC$31,157$46,181$57,220-13%
239University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$31,132$46,124$59,848-13%
240University of Southern MaineME$32,987$46,109$53,326-13%
241Presbyterian CollegeSC$33,772$46,055$55,621-13%
242Georgia Southern UniversityGA$31,485$45,942$55,047-14%
243Averett UniversityVA$36,215$45,933$56,877-14%
244University of Hawaii at HiloHI$32,368$45,846$62,075-14%
245University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$34,057$45,751$54,485-14%
246Covenant CollegeGA$31,905$45,751-14%
247Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$29,253$45,751$54,656-14%
248Texas A&M University-San AntonioTX$37,349$45,647$67,254-14%
249Hollins UniversityVA$37,041$45,365$52,354-15%
250Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$34,513$45,333$59,848-15%
251Shawnee State UniversityOH$28,674$45,260$54,404-15%
252Randolph CollegeVA$30,988$45,210-15%
253Black Hills State UniversitySD$33,628$45,184$51,525-15%
254Augusta UniversityGA$33,794$45,149$55,111-15%
255University of Central MissouriMO$31,694$45,115$46,845-15%
256Northeastern State UniversityOK$41,695$45,075-15%
257Bemidji State UniversityMN$34,473$45,075-15%
258Tarleton State UniversityTX$33,209$45,075$55,111-15%
259Mary Baldwin UniversityVA$36,348$45,053$51,837-15%
260Clayton State UniversityGA$31,171$44,978-15%
261University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$30,926$44,810$64,402-16%
262South Carolina State UniversitySC$28,969$44,700$56,877-16%
263Nicholls State UniversityLA$31,982$44,644$55,935-16%
264Fayetteville State UniversityNC$33,280$44,616$49,727-16%
265University of West GeorgiaGA$33,603$44,602$53,631-16%
266University of South Carolina - AikenSC$32,043$44,534$52,293-16%
267Louisiana State University in ShreveportLA$33,485$44,521$54,522-16%
268Kent State UniversityOH$31,212$44,517$57,785-16%
269University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$28,247$44,398$57,537-17%
270Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$33,347$44,325$49,979-17%
271North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$29,877$44,302$51,028-17%
272Newberry CollegeSC$31,559$44,206$56,106-17%
273University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$33,372$43,948$54,051-17%
274Fort Lewis CollegeCO$32,124$43,873$57,647-18%
275Lander UniversitySC$32,629$43,768$49,475-18%
276University of North GeorgiaGA$31,295$43,745$51,099-18%
277University of South Carolina UpstateSC$33,029$43,687$52,093-18%
278Indiana University - NorthwestIN$38,416$43,463$53,279-18%
279Monmouth CollegeIL$31,317$43,384$63,874-18%
280North Carolina Central UniversityNC$37,261$43,308$53,243-19%
281Indiana State UniversityIN$31,721$43,240$49,513-19%
282Eureka CollegeIL$34,840$43,047-19%
283Lincoln UniversityMO$31,252$43,047$45,300-19%
284Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$30,273$43,047-19%
285Central State UniversityOH$34,351$42,878$50,767-19%
286Purdue University Fort WayneIN$31,758$42,822$47,119-20%
287Francis Marion UniversitySC$29,595$42,728$45,953-20%
288University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$29,493$42,709$54,286-20%
289Columbus State UniversityGA$33,333$42,648$48,878-20%
290Fairmont State UniversityWV$30,626$42,576$47,574-20%
291Missouri State UniversityMO$30,324$42,201$52,920-21%
292Youngstown State UniversityOH$32,682$42,186$55,228-21%
293Western Oregon UniversityOR$35,757$42,081$52,165-21%
294Charleston Southern UniversitySC$30,437$42,063$49,308-21%
295Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$32,616$42,054$45,622-21%
296Indiana University - South BendIN$33,058$41,933$47,878-21%
297Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$29,195$41,695$47,392-22%
298Claflin UniversitySC$31,112$41,458$47,939-22%
299Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$35,340$41,382-22%
300Concord UniversityWV$31,122$41,244$47,574-23%
301University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$28,899$41,201$50,374-23%
302University of Science & Arts of OklahomaOK$34,840$40,613-24%
303Emory & Henry CollegeVA$30,143$39,655$60,590-25%
304Albany State UniversityGA$31,905$39,447$45,030-26%
305Voorhees UniversitySC$27,897$39,329$44,978-26%
306Indiana University - KokomoIN$34,717$39,058$46,845-27%
307Marshall UniversityWV$27,670$38,639$52,527-27%
308Savannah State UniversityGA$30,218$38,409$44,754-28%
309Missouri Western State UniversityMO$32,932$38,226$45,751-28%
310Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$32,620$38,170$42,853-28%
311University of Maine at Presque IsleME$35,940$36,412-32%
312Morris CollegeSC$27,760$36,173$40,599-32%
313Coker UniversitySC$32,357$36,139$41,775-32%
314Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$40,793
315Cameron UniversityOK$37,592
316University of South Carolina BeaufortSC$35,340
317Aurora UniversityIL$35,233
318Concordia UniversityIL$33,739
319Harris - Stowe State UniversityMO$31,578
320Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$30,926$58,858

Associate

national median $42,596 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Grayson CollegeTX$37,592$52,636+24%
2Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA$38,967$51,223+20%
3Austin Community CollegeTX$42,596$50,441+18%
4Laramie County Community CollegeWY$44,398$48,487+14%
5Odessa CollegeTX$30,437$47,939+13%
6Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$35,883$47,911+12%
7Rose State CollegeOK$37,198$47,492+11%
8Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK$31,171$42,5960%
9Del Mar CollegeTX$33,372$41,695$54,051-2%
10Saint Philip's CollegeTX$28,338$41,501-3%
11San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX$28,969$41,424-3%
12San Antonio CollegeTX$35,757$40,113-6%
13Northwest CollegeWY$28,276$39,593-7%
14Sinclair Community CollegeOH$30,926$38,509-10%
15Tyler Junior CollegeTX$29,948$37,592$55,935-12%
16Paris Junior CollegeTX$44,129
17CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY$34,840
18Connors State CollegeOK$32,639
19Palo Alto CollegeTX$31,905
20South Plains CollegeTX$23,963

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Black Hills State UniversitySD$31,024