4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$48,406
Program median
Program + credential
Social Sciences, General.: Doctoral Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$47,697
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$22,946
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
6,694
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| Brown University Providence, RI | Private nonprofit | $25,184 | 95.7% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | Private nonprofit | $36,228 | 83.6% | Available |
| Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $24,398 | 79.5% | Available |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | $13,297 | 62.4% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $14,860 | 95.9% | Available |
| University of Delaware Newark, DE | Public | $17,799 | 80.6% | Available |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | Public | $10,359 | 50.5% | Available |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,699 | 96.5% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Public | $17,249 | 57% | Available |
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT | Public | $19,343 | 78.6% | Available |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | Private nonprofit | $43,071 | 89.7% | Available |