Best Colleges for Social Sciences

Ranked three ways — by what graduates actually earn, by value (earnings vs. what you really pay), and by selectivity. Our rankings, built on real outcomes from U.S. Department of Education data — not opinion.

Where social sciences graduates earn the most, four years after finishing.

#School4-Yr EarningsAcceptanceAvg Net Price
1University of ChicagoIL$149,0584%$14,860
2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$144,88612%$31,944
3Princeton UniversityNJ$140,3805%$6,128
4Williams CollegeMA$137,6468%$17,716
5Duke UniversityNC$128,0426%$29,612
6Claremont McKenna CollegeCA$122,89310%$28,849
7Yale UniversityCT$121,9754%$23,777
8Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$118,5296%$18,809
9Dartmouth CollegeNH$118,4435%$29,519
10Vanderbilt UniversityTN$116,5896%$15,846

Ranked by median earnings 4 years after graduation (graduate-weighted), among schools with at least 25 graduates in this major.

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