Bachelor's+21% vs national median596 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Saint John's University
Ranked 28th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,716
middle 50%: $34,609 – $63,786
Median · 5 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $53,762 – $95,647
Median · 10 years out
$98,538
middle 50%: $71,700 – $148,535
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 graduates earn a median of $50k in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $99k.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,615 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Connecticut
$75,161 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$74,530 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$74,011 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$73,713 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$73,531 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$72,148 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$72,073 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$71,961 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$71,059 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Saint John's University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$91,844 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$88,538 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,064 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$85,882 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$83,507 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$80,055 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out