Social & Behavioral Sciences degrees
Compare consistently defined federal field-and-credential outcomes. Rankings use median year-4 earnings and never replace suppressed results with zero.
REPORTABLE OUTCOMES
Fields with the strongest observed earnings
46 field-and-credential profiles meet the reporting threshold.
| # | Field | Credential | Reporting programs | Median year-4 earnings | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economics | Master's Degree | 22 | $104,085 | Not available |
| 2 | International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | 40 | $91,052 | Not available |
| 3 | Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | 17 | $87,165 | Not available |
| 4 | Urban Studies/Affairs | Master's Degree | 7 | $83,598 | Not available |
| 5 | Economics | Bachelor's Degree | 390 | $79,468 | $22,907 |
| 6 | Area Studies | Master's Degree | 10 | $77,981 | Not available |
| 7 | Political Science and Government | Master's Degree | 16 | $75,523 | Not available |
| 8 | Social Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | 9 | $71,200 | Not available |
| 9 | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Master's Degree | 6 | $69,317 | Not available |
| 10 | Psychology, Other | Master's Degree | 14 | $67,985 | Not available |
| 11 | Psychology, General | Master's Degree | 92 | $67,973 | Not available |
| 12 | Criminology | Master's Degree | 15 | $67,163 | Not available |
| 13 | Sociology | Master's Degree | 6 | $66,645 | Not available |
| 14 | International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 128 | $66,308 | $21,864 |
| 15 | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | 26 | $65,918 | Not available |
| 16 | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | 335 | $65,278 | Not available |
| 17 | Research and Experimental Psychology | Master's Degree | 13 | $62,661 | Not available |
| 18 | Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | 609 | $61,929 | $23,708 |
| 19 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's Degree | 9 | $61,024 | $23,344 |
| 20 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | 10 | $60,766 | Not available |
| 21 | Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | 31 | $59,596 | $21,775 |
| 22 | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Master's Degree | 27 | $59,496 | Not available |
| 23 | Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | 60 | $58,046 | $24,750 |
| 24 | Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | 130 | $57,751 | $22,716 |
| 25 | Social Sciences, General | Master's Degree | 9 | $57,722 | Not available |
| 26 | Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 84 | $57,208 | $21,000 |
| 27 | Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | 111 | $56,830 | $21,814 |
| 28 | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | 51 | $55,659 | $25,256 |
| 29 | Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | 126 | $55,621 | $25,000 |
| 30 | Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 40 | $54,888 | $25,750 |
| 31 | Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 19 | $53,055 | $24,271 |
| 32 | Housing and Human Environments | Bachelor's Degree | 12 | $52,861 | $25,683 |
| 33 | Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | 95 | $52,095 | $25,805 |
| 34 | Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | 509 | $52,094 | $25,000 |
| 35 | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | 77 | $51,727 | $27,000 |
| 36 | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 120 | $51,565 | $23,000 |
| 37 | Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 13 | $50,430 | $16,473 |
| 38 | Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | 1,139 | $49,960 | $25,716 |
| 39 | Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | 11 | $48,940 | $24,924 |
| 40 | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | 185 | $46,954 | $25,585 |
| 41 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | 50 | $46,136 | $26,595 |
| 42 | Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | 208 | $45,920 | $23,000 |
| 43 | Sociology | Associate's Degree | 29 | $45,161 | $10,062 |
| 44 | Social Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | 38 | $44,267 | $9,314 |
| 45 | Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | 124 | $38,612 | $11,198 |
| 46 | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's Degree | 96 | $35,276 | $16,793 |