4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$48,167
Program median
Program + credential
Sociology.: Graduate/Professional Certificate
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.
$48,116
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$24,111
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
28,155
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $41,943 | 75.5% | Available |
| Appalachian State University Boone, NC | Public | $16,836 | 74.5% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | Public | $24,323 | 82% | Available |
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | Public | $14,940 | 62.3% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | Public | $4,195 | 53.3% | Available |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $37,730 | 77.5% | Available |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | Public | $7,892 | 38.5% | Available |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA | Public | $18,589 | 75.3% | Available |
| Marshall University Huntington, WV | Public | $7,502 | 51.2% | Available |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | Public | $13,359 | 53.7% | Available |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK | Private nonprofit | $22,857 | 64.9% | Available |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | Public | $19,604 | 70.1% | Available |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR | Public | $18,048 | 55.6% | Available |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX | Public | $16,404 | 54.8% | Available |
| South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | Public | $19,841 | 62.4% | Available |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,345 | 49.4% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Public | $16,805 | 55.3% | Available |
| Texas Woman's University Denton, TX | Public | $11,963 | 49.1% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX | Public | $13,951 | 54% | Available |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Public | $12,548 | 92.6% | Available |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Public | $10,411 | 78% | Available |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | Public | $18,851 | 71.4% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $20,268 | 74.9% | Available |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | Public | $13,441 | 47.1% | Available |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | Public | $17,747 | 67% | Available |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL | Public | $12,170 | 54.9% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | Public | $10,965 | 56.3% | Available |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | Public | $15,649 | 60.7% | Available |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | Public | $23,433 | 63.2% | Available |
| Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR | Public | $17,237 | 47.1% | Available |
| Worcester State University Worcester, MA | Public | $13,381 | 61.5% | Available |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | Public | $15,415 | 41.7% | Available |