Bachelor's+7% vs national median866 grads tracked
Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Ranked 72nd of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,523
middle 50%: $31,290 – $52,784
Median · 5 years out
$63,738
middle 50%: $48,937 – $81,914
Median · 10 years out
$86,297
middle 50%: $67,438 – $118,666
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 science bachelor's graduates start with a median salary of $42k. Earnings reach $64k after five 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,818 total interest
Same major at other universities
City College of New York - CUNY
$64,224 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$64,142 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$63,947 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$63,928 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$63,921 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$63,622 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$63,368 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$63,368 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$63,173 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$63,157 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
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$113,420 · 5 yrs out
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$96,680 · 5 yrs out
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$96,482 · 5 yrs out
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$91,863 · 5 yrs out
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