Highest Earning Bachelor's Social Sciences Programs in Pennsylvania

These are the highest earning bachelor's social sciences programs in pennsylvania, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Carnegie Mellon University leading at $144,886.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Economics	PA	$144,886	55
2	University of Pennsylvania	Economics	PA	$129,985	238
3	Swarthmore College	Economics	PA	$128,051	76
4	Lafayette College	Economics	PA	$112,864	100
5	Haverford College	Economics	PA	$112,050	35
6	Bucknell University	Economics	PA	$108,422	121
7	Villanova University	Economics	PA	$100,288	112
8	Drexel University	Economics	PA	$98,178	53
9	Gettysburg College	Economics	PA	$94,295	56
10	Bucknell University	Political Science	PA	$94,028	87
11	Lebanon Valley College	Economics	PA	$93,878	5
12	Muhlenberg College	Economics	PA	$93,760	22
13	University of Pennsylvania	Political Science	PA	$93,033	112
14	Bucknell University	International Relations	PA	$90,393	24
15	Franklin and Marshall College	Economics	PA	$90,368	41
16	Lehigh University	Political Science	PA	$90,302	36
17	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	Economics	PA	$87,943	23
18	Lafayette College	Political Science	PA	$87,904	71
19	University of Pennsylvania	International Relations	PA	$87,439	46
20	Villanova University	Political Science	PA	$83,179	115
21	Susquehanna University	Economics	PA	$82,999	6
22	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Economics	PA	$81,228	356
23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Economics	PA	$81,228	87
24	Lehigh University	International Relations	PA	$79,569	32
25	Allegheny College	Economics	PA	$79,018	27
26	Dickinson College	Economics	PA	$78,378	38
27	Gettysburg College	Political Science	PA	$76,597	76
28	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Economics	PA	$76,549	158
29	Mercyhurst University	Political Science	PA	$76,154	8
30	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	Economics	PA	$75,865	19
31	Ursinus College	Economics	PA	$75,573	50
32	Franklin and Marshall College	Political Science	PA	$74,822	41
33	Moravian University	Economics	PA	$74,527	19
34	University of Pennsylvania	Urban Studies/Affairs	PA	$73,190	21
35	Temple University	Economics	PA	$73,154	54
36	Washington & Jefferson College	Economics	PA	$72,305	9
37	University of Pennsylvania	Sociology	PA	$72,217	8
38	University of Scranton	Political Science	PA	$72,038	27
39	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	International Relations	PA	$71,001	138
40	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	International Relations	PA	$71,001	42
41	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	Political Science	PA	$69,816	16
42	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Economics	PA	$69,371	20
43	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	Political Science	PA	$68,918	7
44	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	Political Science	PA	$68,918	6
45	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Political Science	PA	$68,918	175
46	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Political Science	PA	$68,918	38
47	Drexel University	Political Science	PA	$66,756	24
48	Muhlenberg College	Political Science	PA	$66,540	32
49	Duquesne University	Political Science	PA	$66,444	35
50	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	Political Science	PA	$66,231	9

Methodology

Programs in Pennsylvania 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.