Bachelor's+21% vs national median803 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Hampden Sydney College
Ranked 29th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,505
middle 50%: $31,993 – $58,655
Median · 5 years out
$72,309
middle 50%: $52,041 – $98,992
Median · 10 years out
$103,697
middle 50%: $71,671 – $155,332
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 earn $45,505 in their first year. Median salaries climb to $103,697 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 yrs
≈ $6,964 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$74,530 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$74,011 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$73,713 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$73,531 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$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
Other majors at Hampden Sydney College
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$82,940 · 5 yrs out
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$82,940 · 5 yrs out
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$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
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$75,158 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$66,779 · 5 yrs out
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$64,930 · 5 yrs out
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$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
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