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COLLEGE SCORECARD FIELD OF STUDY
Social Sciences, General
The June 2026 College Scorecard release includes 34 published Social Sciences, General program records across 34 institutions, with median four-year earnings of $50,586 and median federal debt of $21,192.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardDownload source data ↗
Program records34institution and credential combinations
Institutions34distinct main-campus records
Median earnings$50,586median of published four-year medians
Median debt$21,192median of published program medians
01 · Published records
Which colleges publish Social Sciences, General outcomes?
The field report includes 34 institution-and-credential records that each have at least 75 working graduates plus published four-year earnings and median federal debt.
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$103,229 earnings · $11,000 debtThomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$63,772 earnings · $21,384 debtWashington State UniversityPullman, WA · Bachelor's Degree · 372 working graduates$61,617 earnings · $25,409 debtUniversity of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, MD · Bachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$59,413 earnings · $23,599 debtOhlone CollegeFremont, CA · Associate's Degree · 76 working graduates$58,928 earnings · $5,500 debtMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · 184 working graduates$58,797 earnings · $29,198 debtCentral Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA · Bachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$58,680 earnings · $26,181 debtFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 327 working graduates$58,460 earnings · $23,375 debtUniversity of OregonEugene, OR · Bachelor's Degree · 380 working graduates$57,532 earnings · $22,917 debtCalifornia State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$57,200 earnings · $11,000 debtDominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$56,966 earnings · $27,000 debtUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 376 working graduates$56,257 earnings · $21,000 debtMercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$55,052 earnings · $26,978 debtColorado State University GlobalDenver, CO · Bachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$53,311 earnings · $37,770 debtPortland State UniversityPortland, OR · Bachelor's Degree · 280 working graduates$52,562 earnings · $31,000 debtSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · Bachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$52,095 earnings · $20,915 debtKansas State UniversityManhattan, KS · Bachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$50,681 earnings · $27,500 debtSouthern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH · Bachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$50,491 earnings · $35,354 debtBellevue UniversityBellevue, NE · Bachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$49,304 earnings · $34,734 debtBard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · Bachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$48,751 earnings · $24,747 debtNorthern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, VA · Associate's Degree · 318 working graduates$48,344 earnings · $10,500 debtUniversity of South FloridaTampa, FL · Bachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$47,969 earnings · $24,095 debtEast Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, CA · Associate's Degree · 87 working graduates$47,624 earnings · $5,500 debtTexas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · Bachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$47,014 earnings · $18,457 debtJ Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, VA · Associate's Degree · 129 working graduates$44,435 earnings · $12,500 debtBrookdale Community CollegeLincroft, NJ · Associate's Degree · 275 working graduates$44,277 earnings · $9,500 debtEssex County CollegeNewark, NJ · Associate's Degree · 129 working graduates$44,106 earnings · $5,851 debtNorth Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC · Bachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$43,859 earnings · $34,562 debtVirginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, VA · Associate's Degree · 146 working graduates$42,697 earnings · $10,500 debtUniversity of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, HI · Bachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$41,536 earnings · $19,889 debtTidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, VA · Associate's Degree · 523 working graduates$41,334 earnings · $11,000 debtButte CollegeOroville, CA · Associate's Degree · 354 working graduates$40,543 earnings · $9,036 debtTulsa Community CollegeTulsa, OK · Associate's Degree · 115 working graduates$39,945 earnings · $12,625 debtAntelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, CA · Associate's Degree · 132 working graduates$38,575 earnings · $12,711 debt
02 · Comparison scope
How should Social Sciences, General program records be compared?
This field contains 2 published credential levels: Bachelor's Degree, Associate's Degree. Earnings, debt, geography, and student populations differ across those credential groups.
Earnings cohort
Four-year earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled after completion.
Federal debt
Debt is cumulative federal borrowing for a separate published cohort, not annual cost.
Evidence count
Each linked program record reports its working-graduate and borrower counts beside the published outcomes.
Answers at a glance
Social Sciences, General: frequently asked questions
The Social Sciences, General FAQ covers 34 program records across 34 institutions; the records are unranked, and suppressed or undersized cohorts remain unpublished.
How many Social Sciences, General program records are published?
This report contains 34 program records across 34 institutions that pass the site’s evidence and suppression rules.
Are the records ranked?
No. Records are listed with their published earnings, debt, credential, and evidence counts; the directory does not create a quality score.
Why are some colleges absent?
A college may not offer the field, may have a smaller cohort, or may have earnings or debt suppressed in the federal source.