Bachelor's-20% vs national median344 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Indiana University - South Bend
Ranked 319th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,084
middle 50%: $25,875 – $46,189
Median · 5 years out
$47,995
middle 50%: $35,434 – $64,501
Median · 10 years out
$56,069
middle 50%: $40,342 – $82,614
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 graduates at Indiana University - South Bend earn a $35k median in year one. Earnings reach $48k at five years and $56k at 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,290 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Adams State University
$48,309 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$48,004 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$48,004 · 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
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$47,638 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Union University
$47,430 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Indiana University - South Bend
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,702 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$68,077 · 5 yrs out