Is a Social Sciences, General degree worth it?
Across 77 schools, graduates of Social Sciences, General earn a median $51,793 five years out on $21,657 of debt — most often working as Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$51,793
Median debt
$21,657
Years to pay off
4.4
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
36%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-0.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
11.3%
$58,443 vs $51,817
Net price
$18,397/yr
Debt-test failures
10.2%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$10,190
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Social Sciences, General in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.