Highest Earning Master's Social Sciences Programs

These are the highest earning master's social sciences programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Johns Hopkins University leading at $138,425.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	Johns Hopkins University	Economics	MD	$138,425	393
2	Johns Hopkins University	Social Sciences	MD	$128,590	41
3	The University of Texas at Austin	Economics	TX	$126,566	73
4	George Washington University	Economics	DC	$125,847	62
5	Texas A&M University-College Station	Economics	TX	$121,910	97
6	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Economics	OH	$121,786	14
7	Georgetown University	International Relations	DC	$118,569	349
8	Johns Hopkins University	Political Science	MD	$118,381	104
9	DePaul University	Economics	IL	$117,154	13
10	Rice University	International Relations	TX	$116,551	20
11	Lasell University	Criminology	MA	$115,809	76
12	George Mason University	Geography	VA	$114,744	12
13	Johns Hopkins University	International Relations	MD	$114,716	749
14	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Geography	WI	$111,616	43
15	George Mason University	Economics	VA	$111,251	63
16	University of California-Santa Cruz	Economics	CA	$110,425	22
17	Tufts University	International Relations	MA	$108,836	233
18	Columbia University in the City of New York	International Relations	NY	$107,574	245
19	Marquette University	Economics	WI	$106,753	10
20	George Washington University	Political Science	DC	$106,674	176
21	University of Houston	Economics	TX	$106,324	42
22	Fordham University	Economics	NY	$105,001	22
23	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	International Relations	MA	$103,784	46
24	American University	Economics	DC	$103,169	50
25	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Geography	PA	$102,798	61
26	Florida State University	Economics	FL	$101,636	23
27	University of California-San Diego	International Relations	CA	$101,102	129
28	George Washington University	Geography	DC	$100,602	14
29	George Mason University	International Relations	VA	$100,525	110
30	George Washington University	International Relations	DC	$100,024	358
31	Georgetown University	Economics	DC	$99,537	64
32	American University	Political Science	DC	$98,567	27
33	Ohio University-Main Campus	Economics	OH	$97,827	40
34	American University	International Relations	DC	$97,808	486
35	Institute of World Politics	International Relations	DC	$97,002	36
36	University of Arizona	International Relations	AZ	$96,058	47
37	Georgia State University	Economics	GA	$95,801	28
38	Texas A&M University-College Station	International Relations	TX	$95,282	82
39	San Diego State University	International Relations	CA	$94,199	35
40	Teachers College at Columbia University	Sociology	NY	$93,752	26
41	Fordham University	International Relations	NY	$93,706	13
42	New York University	International Relations	NY	$93,034	187
43	Syracuse University	International Relations	NY	$92,844	75
44	Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey	International Relations	CA	$92,176	51
45	Georgia State University	Urban Studies/Affairs	GA	$91,085	18
46	University of Denver	Geography	CO	$90,604	18
47	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	Geography	WA	$90,418	5
48	Norwich University	International Relations	VT	$89,927	55
49	CUNY Hunter College	Urban Studies/Affairs	NY	$89,866	57
50	Seton Hall University	International Relations	NJ	$89,431	50

Methodology

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