Bachelor's+5% vs national median364 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Salem State University
Ranked 83rd of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,207
middle 50%: $29,445 – $51,009
Median · 5 years out
$62,883
middle 50%: $44,291 – $80,493
Median · 10 years out
$72,848
middle 50%: $52,251 – $98,639
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 earn a median of $41k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries reach $73k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,942 total interest
Same major at other universities
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$63,157 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University - Global Campus
$63,097 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$63,047 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$63,004 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$62,888 · 5 yrs out
Hanover College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$62,667 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Salem State University
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$128,416 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$112,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$95,876 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$93,844 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$89,036 · 5 yrs out