Associate-1% vs national median408 grads tracked
Social Sciences at Virginia Western Community College
Ranked 29th of 42 associate programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,635
middle 50%: $19,542 – $35,391
Median · 5 years out
$42,936
middle 50%: $31,150 – $53,193
Median · 10 years out
$50,757
middle 50%: $39,277 – $64,470
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences associate degree holders start with a median salary of $27k. Ten-year earnings reach $51k.
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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,698 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tyler Junior College
$43,901 · 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 Peninsula Community College
$42,575 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$42,325 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$41,577 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$41,477 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$41,381 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Western Community College
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$78,669 · 5 yrs out
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$78,669 · 5 yrs out
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$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$72,371 · 5 yrs out
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$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,578 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,494 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,102 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$60,076 · 5 yrs out