Bachelor's+4% vs national median853 grads tracked
Sociology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Ranked 70th of 313 bachelor's programs in Sociology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,086
middle 50%: $26,688 – $47,652
Median · 5 years out
$55,303
middle 50%: $41,933 – $72,095
Median · 10 years out
$71,702
middle 50%: $53,135 – $98,823
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Sociology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Sociology graduates from this Minnesota university earn $37k in their first year. Median salaries rise to $55k after five years and $72k 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.6 yrs
≈ $9,019 total interest
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$55,618 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$55,573 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$55,369 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$55,368 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$55,193 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$54,927 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$54,843 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Medicine (Doctorate)
$210,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$190,811 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,176 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$164,949 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$160,592 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$157,166 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$156,661 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,896 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,999 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out