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Bachelor's-18% vs national median1,010 grads tracked

Social Sciences at Coastal Carolina University

Ranked 312th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,061
middle 50%: $23,580 – $39,960
Median · 5 years out
$48,747
middle 50%: $36,267 – $62,610
Median · 10 years out
$57,135
middle 50%: $42,419 – $79,787

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 Coastal Carolina University's bachelor's program in Social Sciences earn a median $31,061 one year after graduating, rising to $57,135 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $59,812 for this field, ranking 312th 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.

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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,770 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Wesleyan University
$49,066 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$49,019 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$48,984 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$48,771 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$48,715 · 5 yrs out
Bethany Lutheran College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$48,439 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$48,309 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$48,004 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$48,004 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Coastal Carolina University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$83,277 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$83,243 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,193 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,731 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$68,444 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$65,757 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,512 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$61,903 · 5 yrs out

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