Associate+1% vs national median112 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Tyler Junior College
Ranked 23rd of 42 associate programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,582
middle 50%: $19,955 – $38,141
Median · 5 years out
$43,901
middle 50%: $31,055 – $56,595
Median · 10 years out
$57,301
middle 50%: $45,451 – $73,614
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Tyler Junior College Social Sciences graduates earn a median of $28k in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $57k.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,091 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
University of Southern Indiana
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$43,523 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$43,361 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$43,126 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$42,936 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$42,575 · 5 yrs out
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$117,714 · 5 yrs out
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$112,807 · 5 yrs out
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$81,124 · 5 yrs out
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$71,107 · 5 yrs out
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$69,644 · 5 yrs out
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$68,626 · 5 yrs out
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$68,122 · 5 yrs out
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$68,053 · 5 yrs out
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$67,104 · 5 yrs out
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$66,937 · 5 yrs out