Bachelor's-8% vs national median270 grads tracked
Sociology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Ranked 177th of 313 bachelor's programs in Sociology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,290
middle 50%: $25,504 – $43,820
Median · 5 years out
$49,211
middle 50%: $36,285 – $62,400
Median · 10 years out
$59,162
middle 50%: $38,692 – $80,540
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Sociology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Sociology graduates see a $35k median salary in their first year. Earnings rise to $49k by year five and $59k by year ten.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,049 total interest
Same major at other universities
Old Dominion University
$49,449 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$49,369 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$49,308 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$49,226 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$49,214 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$49,193 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$49,141 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$49,062 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$48,908 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$48,870 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
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$95,349 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$95,349 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$90,301 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$57,719 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$57,719 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$55,111 · 5 yrs out