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Bachelor's+17% vs national median1,023 grads tracked

Social Sciences at University of Saint Thomas

Ranked 38th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,933
middle 50%: $33,094 – $61,354
Median · 5 years out
$70,193
middle 50%: $52,344 – $97,885
Median · 10 years out
$91,481
middle 50%: $69,553 – $129,123

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

Graduates of University of Saint Thomas's bachelor's program in Social Sciences earn a median $45,933 one year after graduating, rising to $91,481 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $59,812 for this field, ranking 38th of 387 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
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,040 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Marymount University
$70,763 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$70,418 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$70,259 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$70,135 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$69,746 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$69,272 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$68,986 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$68,346 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$68,089 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Saint Thomas

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$161,782 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$143,094 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$131,483 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$126,087 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$122,487 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$121,352 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$118,289 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$108,001 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,392 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$104,958 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$104,182 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,136 · 5 yrs out

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