Bachelor's degree · Social sciences · CIP 45.13
Sociology and Anthropology: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 48 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Anthropology, together awarding 494 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $34,476 one year after finishing and $50,793 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $23,875 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Sociology and Anthropology programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 3 of 48; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Sociology and Anthropology
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island · Public | NY | 55 | $40,184 | $56,179 | $9,280 |
| Lewis & Clark College Portland · Private nonprofit | OR | 38 | $29,450 | n/a | $21,875 |
| Lake Forest College Lake Forest · Private nonprofit | IL | 25 | n/a | n/a | $23,875 |
| Washington and Lee University Lexington · Private nonprofit | VA | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Puget Sound Tacoma · Private nonprofit | WA | 22 | $34,476 | $53,410 | $23,000 |
| St Olaf College Northfield · Private nonprofit | MN | 21 | $41,777 | n/a | $24,500 |
| Valdosta State University Valdosta · Public | GA | 20 | $31,115 | $44,872 | $27,651 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth · Public | MA | 19 | $43,129 | n/a | $27,436 |
| Centre College Danville · Private nonprofit | KY | 18 | $32,654 | n/a | $21,500 |
| Pace University New York · Private nonprofit | NY | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wofford College Spartanburg · Private nonprofit | SC | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Carleton College Northfield · Private nonprofit | MN | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lafayette College Easton · Private nonprofit | PA | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Southern Oregon University Ashland · Public | OR | 15 | n/a | $48,175 | n/a |
| Augustana College Rock Island · Private nonprofit | IL | 13 | n/a | n/a | $27,000 |
| Knox College Galesburg · Private nonprofit | IL | 13 | $29,704 | n/a | n/a |
| Swarthmore College Swarthmore · Private nonprofit | PA | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Denison University Granville · Private nonprofit | OH | 11 | n/a | $57,774 | n/a |
| High Point University High Point · Private nonprofit | NC | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Saint Michael's College Colchester · Private nonprofit | VT | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Spelman College Atlanta · Private nonprofit | GA | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ursinus College Collegeville · Private nonprofit | PA | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Western Connecticut State University Danbury · Public | CT | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guilford College Greensboro · Private nonprofit | NC | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Warren Wilson College Swannanoa · Private nonprofit | NC | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Governors State University University Park · Public | IL | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago · Private nonprofit | IL | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lycoming College Williamsport · Private nonprofit | PA | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Roger Williams University Bristol · Private nonprofit | RI | 5 | $44,223 | n/a | n/a |
| The College of Idaho Caldwell · Private nonprofit | ID | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester · Private nonprofit | NY | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield · Public | IL | 4 | n/a | $47,061 | n/a |
| Webster University Saint Louis · Private nonprofit | MO | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Albion College Albion · Private nonprofit | MI | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bellarmine University Louisville · Private nonprofit | KY | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Earlham College Richmond · Private nonprofit | IN | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Keene State College Keene · Public | NH | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Millsaps College Jackson · Private nonprofit | MS | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln · Private nonprofit | NE | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills · Public | MI | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Principia College Elsah · Private nonprofit | IL | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Elmira College Elmira · Private nonprofit | NY | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fairfield University Fairfield · Private nonprofit | CT | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Taylor University Upland · Private nonprofit | IN | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cornell College Mount Vernon · Private nonprofit | IA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Piedmont University Demorest · Private nonprofit | GA | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| The University of Olivet Olivet · Private nonprofit | MI | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay · Public | WI | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: Sociology and Anthropology
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Anthropology?
- The College Scorecard lists 48 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Anthropology.
- How much do Sociology and Anthropology graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $34,476 one year after graduation (9 institutions reporting) and $50,793 five years after graduation (6 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Sociology and Anthropology graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Denison University ($57,774), College of Staten Island CUNY ($56,179), University of Puget Sound ($53,410), Southern Oregon University ($48,175), and University of Illinois Springfield ($47,061).
- How much student debt do Sociology and Anthropology graduates have?
- The median institution's Sociology and Anthropology graduates leave with $23,875 in federal student loans (9 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Sociology and Anthropology degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: College of Staten Island CUNY (55), Lewis & Clark College (38), Lake Forest College (25), Washington and Lee University (23), and University of Puget Sound (22).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Sociology and Anthropology (CIP code 45.13), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.