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.