Bachelor's+18% vs national median975 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Furman University
Ranked 36th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,442
middle 50%: $30,092 – $56,978
Median · 5 years out
$70,418
middle 50%: $50,485 – $101,629
Median · 10 years out
$100,883
middle 50%: $67,297 – $156,311
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 from Furman see $43k starting salaries. Earnings reach $101k by year ten.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,234 total interest
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$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
Marymount University
$70,763 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$70,259 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$70,193 · 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
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$111,278 · 5 yrs out
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$96,257 · 5 yrs out
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