Master's-18% vs national median236 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Appalachian State University
Ranked 121st of 151 master's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,273
middle 50%: $35,673 – $54,580
Median · 5 years out
$62,605
middle 50%: $46,858 – $81,076
Median · 10 years out
$72,095
middle 50%: $56,877 – $102,996
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences master's graduates from Appalachian State University earn $45k in their first year. Earnings reach $72k by year 10.
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
≈ $7,558 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Illinois University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$63,430 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$63,056 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$62,597 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$61,903 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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$107,901 · 5 yrs out
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$100,794 · 5 yrs out
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