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Bachelor's+1% vs national median83 grads tracked

Social Sciences, Other at Carleton College

Ranked 9th of 22 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,235
middle 50%: $26,866 – $53,302
Median · 5 years out
$57,957
middle 50%: $38,377 – $73,042
Median · 10 years out
$78,843
middle 50%: $58,956 – $113,482

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences, Other (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Carleton College's bachelor's program in Social Sciences, Other earn a median $42,235 one year after graduating, rising to $78,843 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $57,279 for this field, ranking 9th of 22 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,176 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Madison
$64,978 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,566 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,472 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$57,279 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$50,338 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Carleton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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