WhatGradsMake
Bachelor's+11% vs national median886 grads tracked

Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University

Ranked 29th of 313 bachelor's programs in Sociology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,729
middle 50%: $30,138 – $54,232
Median · 5 years out
$59,096
middle 50%: $44,419 – $78,176
Median · 10 years out
$75,886
middle 50%: $54,898 – $101,508

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Sociology (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Southern Connecticut State University's bachelor's program in Sociology earn a median $40,729 one year after graduating, rising to $75,886 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $53,227 for this field, ranking 29th of 313 reporting programs.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,260 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts at Boston
$60,095 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$60,082 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$60,067 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$59,738 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$59,590 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$59,131 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,441 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$58,197 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$58,156 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Connecticut State University

Education (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,492 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$97,626 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$94,046 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$92,521 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

Anthropology
Compare universities
Archeology
Compare universities
Criminology
Compare universities
Economics
Compare universities
Geography and Cartography
Compare universities
International Relations and National Security Studies
Compare universities