Social Sciences at Juniata College

A Social Sciences bachelor's from Juniata lands students at the Pennsylvania median for this field—an estimated $43,431 in first-year earnings based on comparable programs across the state. That's $6,000 above the national benchmark for social sciences graduates, suggesting Pennsylvania's stronger regional economy lifts earnings for these majors. The estimated debt of just under $27,000 produces a manageable 0.62 ratio, meaning graduates would owe roughly 7.5 months of their first-year salary.

The challenge is that we're working with estimates here, not actual graduate outcomes, because too few students complete this program for the Department of Education to publish figures. That's worth noting at a school of Juniata's size—smaller cohorts mean less visibility into how this particular program prepares students for the workforce. What we can say is that Pennsylvania social sciences programs cluster tightly around this $43,400 mark, with the four University of Pittsburgh branches all hitting identical medians.

For parents evaluating Juniata's social sciences program, the estimated numbers suggest reasonable borrowing relative to likely earnings, but you're essentially betting on whether Juniata's outcomes match the state pattern. If your student is considering this path, dig into career services support and internship connections—those could make the difference between tracking with state medians or falling short when the cohort is too small for the data to tell you either way.