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Bachelor's-6% vs national median454 grads tracked

Social Sciences at Lamar University

Ranked 161st of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,820
middle 50%: $28,511 – $52,333
Median · 5 years out
$56,297
middle 50%: $41,818 – $73,271
Median · 10 years out
$68,595
middle 50%: $50,449 – $105,799

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 Lamar University's bachelor's program in Social Sciences earn a median $40,820 one year after graduating, rising to $68,595 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $59,812 for this field, ranking 161st 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?

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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,513 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$56,640 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$56,526 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$56,433 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$56,390 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$56,295 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$56,258 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$56,017 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$56,015 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lamar University

Engineering (Doctorate)
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$125,110 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,775 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$111,289 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$108,427 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,573 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$102,292 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out

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