Highest Earning Associate's Social Sciences Programs
These are the highest earning associate's social sciences programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with West Valley College leading at $72,333.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Valley College | Economics | CA | $72,333 | 133 |
| 2 | Mission College | Sociology | CA | $64,174 | 23 |
| 3 | De Anza College | Sociology | CA | $62,081 | 38 |
| 4 | Diablo Valley College | Economics | CA | $60,076 | 94 |
| 5 | Ohlone College | Social Sciences | CA | $58,928 | 454 |
| 6 | Santa Rosa Junior College | Sociology | CA | $57,450 | 66 |
| 7 | Diablo Valley College | Sociology | CA | $56,683 | 40 |
| 8 | Roxbury Community College | Social Sciences | MA | $55,329 | 8 |
| 9 | College of San Mateo | Social Sciences | CA | $52,619 | 154 |
| 10 | West Valley College | Sociology | CA | $51,818 | 36 |
| 11 | De Anza College | Social Sciences | CA | $51,460 | 136 |
| 12 | Woodland Community College | Social Sciences | CA | $51,051 | 411 |
| 13 | College of the Canyons | Sociology | CA | $50,526 | 69 |
| 14 | Merritt College | Social Sciences | CA | $50,001 | 76 |
| 15 | Chabot College | Sociology | CA | $48,932 | 36 |
| 16 | Rose State College | Social Sciences, Other | OK | $48,893 | 70 |
| 17 | Cosumnes River College | Sociology | CA | $48,681 | 41 |
| 18 | Northern Virginia Community College | Social Sciences | VA | $48,344 | 351 |
| 19 | College of Western Idaho | Political Science | ID | $48,247 | 18 |
| 20 | American River College | Social Sciences | CA | $47,731 | 397 |
| 21 | East Los Angeles College | Social Sciences | CA | $47,624 | 937 |
| 22 | Santa Rosa Junior College | Social Sciences | CA | $46,768 | 358 |
| 23 | Riverside City College | Sociology | CA | $46,730 | 84 |
| 24 | Harrisburg Area Community College | Social Sciences | PA | $46,654 | 37 |
| 25 | San Diego Mesa College | Sociology | CA | $46,618 | 28 |
| 26 | San Diego Miramar College | Social Sciences | CA | $46,564 | 85 |
| 27 | Salt Lake Community College | Sociology | UT | $46,471 | 28 |
| 28 | Modesto Junior College | Sociology | CA | $46,397 | 67 |
| 29 | Central New Mexico Community College | Criminology | NM | $46,346 | 65 |
| 30 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | Sociology | NY | $46,133 | 23 |
| 31 | CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College | Urban Studies/Affairs | NY | $46,051 | 14 |
| 32 | Bakersfield College | Sociology | CA | $45,822 | 123 |
| 33 | Arizona Western College | Social Sciences | AZ | $45,617 | 79 |
| 34 | Sierra College | Social Sciences | CA | $45,195 | 537 |
| 35 | Santa Ana College | Sociology | CA | $45,161 | 40 |
| 36 | Crafton Hills College | Social Sciences | CA | $44,769 | 78 |
| 37 | Los Angeles Valley College | Economics | CA | $44,686 | 117 |
| 38 | Purdue University Global | Criminology | IN | $44,516 | 40 |
| 39 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Social Sciences | VA | $44,435 | 298 |
| 40 | Brookdale Community College | Social Sciences | NJ | $44,277 | 321 |
| 41 | Mt San Antonio College | Social Sciences | CA | $44,256 | 306 |
| 42 | Essex County College | Social Sciences | NJ | $44,106 | 81 |
| 43 | Yuba College | Social Sciences | CA | $43,965 | 472 |
| 44 | Massasoit Community College | Social Sciences | MA | $43,185 | 20 |
| 45 | Diablo Valley College | Political Science | CA | $43,165 | 46 |
| 46 | Virginia Peninsula Community College | Social Sciences | VA | $42,697 | 125 |
| 47 | Sacramento City College | Sociology | CA | $42,361 | 63 |
| 48 | Antelope Valley Community College District | Sociology | CA | $42,230 | 37 |
| 49 | Fresno City College | Social Sciences | CA | $42,228 | 81 |
| 50 | Southwestern College | Sociology | CA | $42,170 | 102 |
Methodology
Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes associate's programs in CIP family 45 (Social Sciences) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.