Master's+14% vs national median587 grads tracked
Social Sciences at University of Texas at Dallas
Ranked 12th of 151 master's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$60,696
middle 50%: $38,526 – $83,767
Median · 5 years out
$87,471
middle 50%: $66,382 – $116,180
Median · 10 years out
$108,771
middle 50%: $80,834 – $147,841
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
The University of Texas at Dallas social sciences master's program sees $61k in first-year median earnings. Ten-year salaries reach $109k.
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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,384 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$103,837 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$103,136 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$98,101 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$95,724 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$90,847 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$87,210 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$86,744 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$86,191 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$85,978 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$84,991 · 5 yrs out
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$175,253 · 5 yrs out
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