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Sociology, bachelor's programs in Mississippi

Nationally, bachelor's graduates in Sociology earn a median $52,657 four years after graduating. Among 275 programs with federal earnings data, Columbia University in the City of New York (NY) graduates had the highest median, $101,536 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data
275
Highest median
$101,536
National median
$52,657
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Sociology, bachelor's programs in Mississippi: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
Columbia University in the City of New York$101,536+93%$27,000Compare
Cornell UniversityFigure covers 2 campuses$73,200+39%$11,650Compare
Fordham University$71,581+36%$25,495Compare
University of California, Berkeley$71,363+36%$13,000Compare
University of Southern California$70,555+34%$9,625Compare
Boston College$70,121+33%$18,500Compare
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo$69,883+33%$16,500Compare
University of Virginia-Main Campus$68,538+30%$19,239Compare
The College of New Jersey$68,260+30%$24,208Compare
Loyola Marymount University$68,053+29%$17,750Compare
Syracuse University$67,044+27%$24,500Compare
University of Maryland, College Park$65,974+25%$18,800Compare
National University$64,860+23%$27,687Compare
Binghamton University$64,797+23%$19,500Compare
University of California, Los Angeles$64,692+23%$14,453Compare
College of the Holy Cross$64,642+23%$26,449Compare
George Mason University$64,603+23%$16,676Compare
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$63,654+21%$22,562Compare
Central Washington University$63,608+21%$21,950Compare
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$63,419+20%$18,419Compare
Gonzaga University$62,626+19%$25,125Compare
California State University-East Bay$62,427+19%$17,757Compare
San Francisco State University$62,385+18%$15,000Compare
Moravian UniversityFigure covers 2 campuses$62,315+18%$27,000Compare
Michigan State University$62,204+18%$25,845Compare

The 25 highest of 275 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Sociology. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).