Bachelor's+3% vs national median423 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Bethel University
Ranked 93rd of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,165
middle 50%: $32,776 – $64,131
Median · 5 years out
$61,446
middle 50%: $46,161 – $78,147
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $55,040 – $111,499
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 at Bethel University see median first-year salaries of $46k. Earnings rise to $80k 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,529 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Framingham State University
$61,837 · 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
Truman State University
$60,883 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Bethel University
Education (Doctorate)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$120,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$101,158 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$101,158 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$95,481 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,689 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,689 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,075 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,351 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$87,420 · 5 yrs out