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Best Schools for Social Sciences, General in 2026

76 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Social Sciences, General, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Social Sciences, General graduate earns $38,652/yr across 76 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$38,652/yr

Avg DW Score

64/100

AI Risk

High

52% task exposure

All Social Sciences, General Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Social Sciences, General Thomas Edison State University · Trenton, NJ	79 74–81	$44,773/yr	High	22.5x
2	Social Sciences, General University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	79 74–82	$57,538/yr	High	15.3x
3	Social Sciences, General University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	79 76–79	$50,557/yr	High	15.8x
4	Social Sciences, General Colorado State University Global · Aurora, CO	77 73–77	$46,384/yr	High	15.0x
5	Social Sciences, General University of Houston-Downtown · Houston, TX	77 73–76	$45,687/yr	High	14.6x
6	Social Sciences, General Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA	73 68–76	$42,332/yr	High	15.5x
7	Social Sciences, General California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA	73 68–76	$39,061/yr	High	17.8x
8	Social Sciences, General The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Edinburg, TX	75 72–75	$47,248/yr	High	12.3x
9	Social Sciences, General California State University-San Marcos · San Marcos, CA	72 66–76	$37,446/yr	High	19.6x
10	Social Sciences, General California State University-Stanislaus · Turlock, CA	72 67–74	$39,149/yr	High	15.6x
11	Social Sciences, General University of West Florida · Pensacola, FL	72 68–74	$37,501/yr	High	17.4x
12	Social Sciences, General Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	71 65–74	$33,235/yr	High	25.5x
13	Social Sciences, General Metropolitan State University · Saint Paul, MN	71 67–71	$41,954/yr	High	12.0x
14	Social Sciences, General California State University-Chico · Chico, CA	69 64–71	$36,382/yr	High	14.7x
15	Social Sciences, General University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	69 65–71	$34,427/yr	High	16.8x
16	Social Sciences, General University of Wisconsin-River Falls · River Falls, WI	73 69–73	$42,357/yr	High	11.3x
17	Social Sciences, General California State University-Monterey Bay · Seaside, CA	68 63–72	$34,678/yr	High	16.7x
18	Social Sciences, General Washington State University · Pullman, WA	68 64–71	$43,069/yr	High	10.4x
19	Social Sciences, General Troy University · Troy, AL	66 61–69	$36,547/yr	High	12.5x
20	Social Sciences, General Upper Iowa University · Fayette, IA	71 67–72	$56,221/yr	High	4.7x
21	Social Sciences, General Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	68 64–69	$40,793/yr	High	10.4x
22	Social Sciences, General Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	67 64–69	$46,206/yr	High	8.1x
23	Social Sciences, General Bellevue University · Bellevue, NE	67 64–68	$37,335/yr	High	12.0x
24	Social Sciences, General North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC	70 66–70	$35,978/yr	High	12.7x
25	Social Sciences, General Rogers State University · Claremore, OK	67 64–69	$34,955/yr	High	13.9x
26	Social Sciences, General University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY	67 61–70	$32,351/yr	High	17.1x
27	Social Sciences, General Boise State University · Boise, ID	66 63–68	$36,298/yr	High	12.2x
28	Social Sciences, General University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	65 61–68	$35,363/yr	High	12.4x
29	Social Sciences, General University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	68 64–68	$34,209/yr	High	12.4x
30	Social Sciences, General Mercer University · Macon, GA	67 63–68	$61,612/yr	High	2.8x
31	Social Sciences, General University of Hawaii-West Oahu · Kapolei, HI	66 63–67	$34,388/yr	High	12.7x
32	Social Sciences, General Ashford University · San Diego, CA	69 66–69	$45,588/yr	High	7.0x
33	Social Sciences, General Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI	66 62–67	$43,217/yr	High	7.6x
34	Social Sciences, General Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	65 61–67	$42,932/yr	High	7.8x
35	Social Sciences, General Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN	65 60–67	$61,389/yr	High	2.5x
36	Social Sciences, General Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY	65 61–66	$38,659/yr	High	9.2x
37	Social Sciences, General Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	67 64–67	$41,835/yr	High	7.6x
38	Social Sciences, General Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	62 57–67	$34,245/yr	High	11.7x
39	Social Sciences, General University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	66 62–67	$43,431/yr	High	6.4x
40	Social Sciences, General University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg · Greensburg, PA	66 62–67	$43,431/yr	High	6.4x
41	Social Sciences, General University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	66 62–67	$43,431/yr	High	6.4x
42	Social Sciences, General University of North Texas · Denton, TX	63 57–68	$34,679/yr	High	11.8x
43	Social Sciences, General Harvard University · Cambridge, MA	63 59–65	$56,540/yr	High	2.2x
44	Social Sciences, General Ramapo College of New Jersey · Mahwah, NJ	64 61–66	$43,047/yr	High	5.7x
45	Social Sciences, General Campbell University · Buies Creek, NC	63 59–65	$50,653/yr	High	3.0x
46	Social Sciences, General University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	62 57–67	$38,147/yr	High	9.2x
47	Social Sciences, General Southeast Missouri State University · Cape Girardeau, MO	65 63–65	$37,193/yr	High	8.8x
48	Social Sciences, General Portland State University · Portland, OR	62 57–64	$35,093/yr	High	10.0x
49	Social Sciences, General Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA	62 58–64	$41,988/yr	High	5.2x
50	Social Sciences, General California State University-San Bernardino · San Bernardino, CA	57 46–66	$18,893/yr	High	16.2x
51	Social Sciences, General Towson University · Towson, MD	64 61–64	$37,934/yr	High	7.4x
52	Social Sciences, General University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	63 59–65	$43,431/yr	High	4.0x
53	Social Sciences, General Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY	59 51–64	$41,062/yr	High	4.3x
54	Social Sciences, General New York University · New York, NY	60 55–63	$49,016/yr	High	2.1x
55	Social Sciences, General University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	58 51–65	$28,844/yr	High	12.2x
56	Social Sciences, General Touro University · New York, NY	60 56–62	$40,111/yr	High	4.5x
57	Social Sciences, General University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	60 57–61	$34,490/yr	High	6.9x
58	Social Sciences, General Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	59 56–61	$35,590/yr	High	5.6x
59	Social Sciences, General University of South Carolina Beaufort · Bluffton, SC	59 55–60	$32,682/yr	High	8.1x
60	Social Sciences, General Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	60 57–61	$35,590/yr	High	6.1x
61	Social Sciences, General Texas A&M University-San Antonio · San Antonio, TX	61 58–61	$33,812/yr	High	7.9x
62	Social Sciences, General University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	58 54–60	$34,871/yr	High	5.1x
63	Social Sciences, General Mercy University · Dobbs Ferry, NY	57 53–59	$36,726/yr	High	4.0x
64	Social Sciences, General Chowan University · Murfreesboro, NC	58 54–58	$38,693/yr	High	2.9x
65	Social Sciences, General San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	53 49–55	$23,704/yr	High	8.6x
66	Social Sciences, General Belhaven University · Jackson, MS	55 51–55	$36,568/yr	High	2.2x
67	Social Sciences, General St. Joseph's University-New York · Brooklyn, NY	53 48–56	$34,488/yr	High	2.9x
68	Social Sciences, General University of Wisconsin-Stout · Menomonie, WI	54 50–55	$27,873/yr	High	5.9x
69	Social Sciences, General Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA	52 47–54	$37,472/yr	High	0.6x
70	Social Sciences, General University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	49 44–52	$33,789/yr	High	1.2x
71	Social Sciences, General Bard College · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	42 37–44	$23,302/yr	High	-0.1x
72	Social Sciences, General Dominican University New York · Orangeburg, NY	48 42–53	$28,351/yr	High	3.1x
73	Social Sciences, General Allen University · Columbia, SC	49 44–52	$23,095/yr	High	4.8x
74	Social Sciences, General Jacksonville University · Jacksonville, FL	47 43–49	$31,204/yr	High	0.7x
75	Social Sciences, General Charleston Southern University · Charleston, SC	45 39–49	$23,797/yr	High	2.5x
76	Social Sciences, General Whittier College · Whittier, CA	42 37–44	$20,660/yr	High	0.0x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Social Sciences, General?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Thomas Edison State University ranks #1 for Social Sciences, General with a score of 79/100 and graduate earnings of $44,773/yr.

How much do Social Sciences, General graduates earn?

Across 76 schools, Social Sciences, General graduates earn an average of $38,652/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $61,612/yr.

Is Social Sciences, General a good major for AI resistance?

Social Sciences, General has an average AI task exposure of 52%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.