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Bachelor's-2% vs national median274 grads tracked

Social Sciences at Sweet Briar College

Ranked 130th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,082
middle 50%: $26,127 – $49,316
Median · 5 years out
$58,659
middle 50%: $44,952 – $78,320
Median · 10 years out
$73,271
middle 50%: $55,935 – $108,190

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 Sweet Briar College's bachelor's program in Social Sciences earn a median $36,082 one year after graduating, rising to $73,271 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $59,812 for this field, ranking 130th 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?

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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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,823 total interest

Same major at other universities

Liberty University
$59,050 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - East
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$58,815 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$58,764 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$58,715 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$58,682 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$58,570 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$58,509 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$58,344 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$58,323 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sweet Briar College

Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$59,691 · 5 yrs out
Sociology (Bachelor's)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$57,726 · 5 yrs out

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