Bachelor's-7% vs national median802 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Dominican University
Ranked 174th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,727
middle 50%: $27,795 – $47,498
Median · 5 years out
$55,687
middle 50%: $42,641 – $70,974
Median · 10 years out
$70,774
middle 50%: $50,799 – $94,389
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
Dominican University Social Science graduates earn a median of $38k initially. Salaries climb to $56k at five years and $71k by the tenth year.
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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,914 total interest
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$55,993 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$55,965 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$55,856 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$55,826 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$55,820 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$55,723 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$55,644 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$55,631 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$55,601 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$55,596 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$55,563 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$55,499 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Dominican University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$104,087 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Non-Professional Legal Studies (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$94,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$94,170 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$80,964 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$73,869 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out