Bachelor's-19% vs national median441 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Adams State University
Ranked 316th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,523
middle 50%: $26,074 – $47,586
Median · 5 years out
$48,309
middle 50%: $36,348 – $62,782
Median · 10 years out
$59,590
middle 50%: $40,899 – $77,227
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Adams State University Social Science majors report a $37k median salary in year one. Ten-year earnings average $60k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,981 total interest
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$48,984 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$48,771 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$48,747 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$48,715 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$48,439 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$48,004 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$48,004 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$47,995 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$47,924 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Adams State University
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$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$63,642 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$60,795 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$56,711 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$56,540 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$56,509 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,404 · 5 yrs out