Social Sciences at Felician University

A social sciences degree that costs nearly $27,000 and leads to first-year earnings around $37,500—figures drawn from comparable programs nationally—falls noticeably short of what similar programs in New Jersey typically deliver. Peer institutions in the state show social sciences graduates earning closer to $44,000, which suggests graduates from this program may be starting at a disadvantage in a competitive market. That $6,500 gap matters when you're carrying debt that equals 72% of your first-year salary.

The financial burden here isn't extreme by national standards, but it's persistent. At this debt level, you're looking at monthly payments that will claim a meaningful chunk of entry-level earnings, and the timeline to financial stability stretches longer when starting earnings lag behind state norms. Felician serves a majority-Pell student body—families for whom every dollar of debt carries more weight—which makes the estimated earnings gap more consequential.

For families weighing this program, the uncertainty cuts both ways: actual outcomes could be better or worse than these national estimates suggest. Before committing, you'd want concrete answers about where recent graduates actually landed and what they're earning—information the data here can't provide. Without that clarity, you're betting on below-state-average starting points while taking on above-minimum debt.