Bachelor's-7% vs national median1,191 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Northeastern Illinois University
Ranked 170th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,806
middle 50%: $29,697 – $55,184
Median · 5 years out
$55,856
middle 50%: $41,336 – $75,760
Median · 10 years out
$71,899
middle 50%: $49,603 – $99,062
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
Social Sciences majors at Northeastern Illinois University see a median starting salary of $42k. Earnings reach $56k after five years and $72k after ten years.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,422 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$56,017 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$56,015 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$55,993 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$55,965 · 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
Dominican University
$55,687 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$55,644 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$55,631 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out