Bachelor's+9% vs national median748 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Wheaton College
Ranked 58th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,360
middle 50%: $29,054 – $62,059
Median · 5 years out
$65,263
middle 50%: $47,419 – $100,844
Median · 10 years out
$88,354
middle 50%: $64,474 – $143,515
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 grads earn $44k in year one, $65k after five and $88k at decade ten. 748 graduates tracked, ranking 58th among 387 peers.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,450 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clark Atlanta University
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$66,133 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$65,929 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$65,767 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$65,748 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$65,084 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$65,081 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$65,035 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$64,685 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$64,464 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$64,445 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Wheaton College
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$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$100,721 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, Other (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,042 · 5 yrs out