Bachelor's+3% vs national median872 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Framingham State University
Ranked 92nd of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,367
middle 50%: $28,659 – $50,811
Median · 5 years out
$61,837
middle 50%: $47,324 – $79,787
Median · 10 years out
$71,696
middle 50%: $52,989 – $101,595
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 bachelor's degrees command a median of $39k in the first year. Salaries reach $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 yrs
≈ $8,212 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Brooklyn College
$62,557 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$62,436 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$62,416 · 5 yrs out
Franklin College of Indiana
$62,278 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$62,186 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$61,431 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$61,375 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$61,093 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$60,922 · 5 yrs out
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$110,231 · 5 yrs out
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$110,231 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
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$109,070 · 5 yrs out
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$102,295 · 5 yrs out
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$93,908 · 5 yrs out
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$93,908 · 5 yrs out
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$91,284 · 5 yrs out
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$88,374 · 5 yrs out
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$87,600 · 5 yrs out
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$85,965 · 5 yrs out
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$75,704 · 5 yrs out