Bachelor's+21% vs national median204 grads tracked
Sociology at University of Richmond
Ranked 8th of 313 bachelor's programs in Sociology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,544
middle 50%: $29,704 – $53,552
Median · 5 years out
$64,195
middle 50%: $47,830 – $84,962
Median · 10 years out
$86,016
middle 50%: $61,332 – $124,276
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Sociology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of University of Richmond's bachelor's program in Sociology earn a median $41,544 one year after graduating, rising to $86,016 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $53,227 for this field, ranking 8th of 313 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,787 total interest
Same major at other universities
Connecticut College
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,924 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$65,463 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$64,527 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$63,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,530 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$62,398 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$61,999 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$61,977 · 5 yrs out
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