Associate+14% vs national median376 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Austin Community College
Ranked 11th of 42 associate programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,615
middle 50%: $26,738 – $61,969
Median · 5 years out
$49,482
middle 50%: $37,992 – $69,658
Median · 10 years out
$59,550
middle 50%: $41,695 – $74,301
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences graduates earn a median of $42k in their first year. Five-year earnings reach $49k.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,150 total interest
Same major at other universities
Grayson College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$51,556 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$50,725 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$49,627 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$48,970 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$48,499 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$47,996 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$46,891 · 5 yrs out
Rose State College
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$46,465 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Austin Community College
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$98,659 · 5 yrs out
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$82,142 · 5 yrs out
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$80,645 · 5 yrs out
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$80,472 · 5 yrs out
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$80,472 · 5 yrs out
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$77,093 · 5 yrs out
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$75,704 · 5 yrs out
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$75,704 · 5 yrs out
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$74,729 · 5 yrs out
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