Bachelor's+21% vs national median1,323 grads tracked
Sociology at University of Michigan
Ranked 7th of 313 bachelor's programs in Sociology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,071
middle 50%: $27,453 – $57,396
Median · 5 years out
$64,527
middle 50%: $46,447 – $90,343
Median · 10 years out
$88,015
middle 50%: $61,635 – $131,103
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Sociology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of University of Michigan's bachelor's program in Sociology earn a median $40,071 one year after graduating, rising to $88,015 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $53,227 for this field, ranking 7th of 313 reporting programs.
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.
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Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,905 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,924 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$65,463 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$64,195 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$63,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,530 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$62,398 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$61,999 · 5 yrs out
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$240,526 · 5 yrs out
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$205,113 · 5 yrs out
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$205,113 · 5 yrs out
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$193,286 · 5 yrs out
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$151,020 · 5 yrs out
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$148,552 · 5 yrs out
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$144,865 · 5 yrs out
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$139,695 · 5 yrs out
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$137,588 · 5 yrs out
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