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Sociology bachelor's degree outcomes at Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI · Public · Federal field 4511

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The short version

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Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available$42,539
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
17Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
17Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
20Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$10,775

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$28,251

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$300/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$10,775Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,936Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE72.1%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE48.3%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 4
$42,539Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$300
20borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $52,657

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Managers, All Other$134,260 median wageMI estimate · 9,380 jobs · 11-9199+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSociology Teachers, Postsecondary$102,870 median wageMI estimate · 370 jobs · 25-1067+2.2% projected U.S. growth · 1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSociologists$88,040 median wageMI estimate · 90 jobs · 19-3041+3.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeSocial Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$97,450 median wageMI estimate · 220 jobs · 25-1069+1.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSocial Science Research Assistants$60,210 median wageMI estimate · 750 jobs · 19-4061+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 4.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University

$7,751 less debt · $1,655 lower annual net price

Earnings
$47,873
Debt
$20,500
Annual net price
$9,120
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Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

$9,683 less debt

Earnings
$63,419
Debt
$18,568
Annual net price
$13,138
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East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University

$1,266 less debt

Earnings
$62,204
Debt
$26,985
Annual net price
$19,680
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Flint, MI

University of Michigan-Flint

$3,768 lower annual net price

Earnings
$53,484
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$7,007
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DATA QUALITY

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17 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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