Highest Earning Bachelor's Social Sciences Programs in California

These are the highest earning bachelor's social sciences programs in california, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Claremont McKenna College leading at $146,524.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Claremont McKenna College	Economics	CA	$146,524	124
2	University of California-Berkeley	Economics	CA	$135,050	909
3	Santa Clara University	Economics	CA	$121,307	77
4	Stanford University	Economics	CA	$112,700	112
5	Pepperdine University	Economics	CA	$104,943	31
6	Occidental College	Economics	CA	$103,164	73
7	University of California-Berkeley	Social Sciences, Other	CA	$101,138	193
8	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Economics	CA	$98,927	59
9	University of California-Santa Barbara	Economics	CA	$98,178	696
10	Pomona College	Economics	CA	$96,702	67
11	Claremont McKenna College	International Relations	CA	$96,520	28
12	University of California-Los Angeles	Economics	CA	$95,440	830
13	University of Southern California	Economics	CA	$94,435	178
14	University of San Francisco	Economics	CA	$93,712	23
15	Santa Clara University	Political Science	CA	$93,518	96
16	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	International Relations	CA	$92,728	6
17	Stanford University	International Relations	CA	$91,075	61
18	Loyola Marymount University	Economics	CA	$88,682	54
19	University of California-San Diego	Economics	CA	$87,307	364
20	University of Southern California	International Relations	CA	$84,866	145
21	University of California-Irvine	Economics	CA	$83,937	386
22	Sonoma State University	Economics	CA	$83,668	19
23	California State University-San Marcos	Economics	CA	$83,339	52
24	University of California-Davis	Economics	CA	$83,248	417
25	San Francisco State University	Economics	CA	$82,697	43
26	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Political Science	CA	$81,843	85
27	University of the Pacific	Economics	CA	$79,510	8
28	California State University-Bakersfield	Economics	CA	$78,029	18
29	University of California-Santa Cruz	Economics	CA	$76,382	159
30	University of California-Berkeley	Urban Studies/Affairs	CA	$76,125	35
31	Pepperdine University	Political Science	CA	$75,954	38
32	California State University-Sacramento	Geography	CA	$75,234	37
33	University of California-Berkeley	Political Science	CA	$75,128	418
34	University of Southern California	Political Science	CA	$75,090	132
35	University of California-Los Angeles	Political Science	CA	$74,202	653
36	San Diego State University	Economics	CA	$74,123	197
37	Claremont McKenna College	Political Science	CA	$73,826	34
38	California State University-Northridge	Economics	CA	$72,890	73
39	Occidental College	Political Science	CA	$72,441	18
40	Loyola Marymount University	Political Science	CA	$72,375	85
41	University of San Francisco	Political Science	CA	$72,263	36
42	California State University-Northridge	Urban Studies/Affairs	CA	$72,148	25
43	California State University-Channel Islands	Economics	CA	$71,662	7
44	California State University-Fullerton	Economics	CA	$71,595	41
45	University of California-San Diego	Urban Studies/Affairs	CA	$71,380	33
46	University of California-Berkeley	Sociology	CA	$71,363	294
47	California State University-Long Beach	Economics	CA	$71,220	94
48	California State University-East Bay	Political Science	CA	$71,022	48
49	University of Southern California	Sociology	CA	$70,555	66
50	Occidental College	International Relations	CA	$70,394	50

Methodology

Programs in California ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 45 (Social Sciences) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.