Social Sciences

Social Sciences, Other

Social sciences not listed above.

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Where it can lead

Careers this field can lead to

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Growing with the economy

Managers, All Other

Median pay: $141,900
Hiring change through 2035: 4.9%
Job openings a year: 100,900

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Median pay: $101,110
Hiring change through 2035: −0.2%
Job openings a year: 2,700

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other

Median pay: $72,990
Hiring change through 2035: 1.6%
Job openings a year: 1,300

To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree

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All work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $31,712 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.

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How and where the work happens

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0%of related openings involve substantial in-person or active work

Few of the careers connected to this field are measured as substantially in-person or active work. Compare the specific occupations to see how much time each one involves with people, equipment, and movement.

College options

Where to study it

Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.

College	Degrees a year	Earnings, first year out	Admit rate	Average annual cost after aid
Towson University MD	207	$35,059	83%	$17,000
University of California-Berkeley CA	193	$55,102	12%	$10,000
New York University NY	106	$37,265	9%	$17,000
University of Southern Maine ME	59	$31,702	79%	$13,000
University of California-San Diego CA	56	—	25%	$10,000
University of Chicago IL	39	—	5%	$0
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN	39	$24,299	77%	$14,000
Columbia University in the City of New York NY	37	$44,253	4%	$6,000
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ	36	$40,085	65%	$18,000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA	35	$31,667	30%	$10,000
Boston University MA	32	$48,872	11%	$12,000
University of Rochester NY	27	$33,895	36%	$21,000
University of California-Riverside CA	26	$31,712	63%	$13,000
Wesleyan University CT	25	—	17%	$6,000
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA	25	$27,983	89%	$18,000
Williams College MA	20	—	10%	$0
Loyola University Maryland MD	19	$35,867	76%	$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI	19	—	88%	$11,000
Tulane University of Louisiana LA	16	—	15%	$20,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus PA	15	—	91%	$15,000
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA	14	$28,794	58%	$13,000
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY	14	$37,626	57%	$7,000
Clark University MA	13	—	42%	$22,000
Pennsylvania Western University PA	13	—	94%	$17,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL	12	$28,052	88%	$19,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA	11	$27,153	50%	$23,000
Agnes Scott College GA	10	—	67%	$24,000
University of Pennsylvania PA	9	—	6%	$10,000
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA	9	$27,153	91%	—
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA	9	—	95%	$14,000
Whitman College WA	7	—	50%	$22,000
Butler University IN	5	—	86%	$33,000
Brown University RI	5	—	5%	$6,000
University of La Verne CA	3	—	48%	—
Colorado College CO	3	—	20%	$24,000
Northeastern University MA	2	—	6%	$5,000
Swarthmore College PA	2	—	7%	—
Plymouth State University NH	1	—	91%	$17,000
Vassar College NY	1	—	18%	$14,000
Carnegie Mellon University PA	1	—	11%	$14,000

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