Best Science, Technology and Society Programs by Earnings
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Part of Best Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in the United States
This page ranks the 7 Science, Technology and Society programs in the United States by median earnings of Science, Technology and Society graduates four years after completing. Stanford University leads the list with median earnings of $107,375 four years after completing.
Across the listed schools, the figure ranges from $107,375 to $53,760, with a median of $67,468.
The list includes 4 public and 3 private nonprofit institutions. Stanford University ranks 28th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Farmingdale State College posts the lowest average net price on the page, at $10,867.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University · Stanford, CA | $107,375 | $13,807 | -$2,536* | 3.6% |
| Stanford University reports $107,375 in median earnings for its Science, Technology and Society graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 4%. | |||||
| 2 | Georgetown University · Washington, DC | $89,228 | $40,815 | $5,064 | 12.9% |
| Georgetown University ranks 2nd on this list and shows an average net price of $5,064 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 3 | James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA | $82,455 | $23,322 | $11,444 | 71.5% |
| With a 72% admission rate, James Madison University posts median earnings of $82,455 for its Science, Technology and Society graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC | $67,468 | $17,303 | $6,382 | 41.7% |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh sits at 4th on this list and carries a median federal debt of $20,846 among Science, Technology and Society completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA | $65,454 | $12,116 | $7,666 | 14.1% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus reports median earnings of $65,454 for its Science, Technology and Society graduates four years after completing, and ranks 49th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 6 | Farmingdale State College · Farmingdale, NY | $54,746 | $10,867 | $4,933 | 63.3% |
| Farmingdale State College lists the lowest average net price on the page at $10,867, with a cohort of 267 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 7 | Beloit College · Beloit, WI | $53,760 | $21,526 | $15,176 | 63.0% |
| Beloit College reports median earnings of $53,760 for its Science, Technology and Society graduates four years after completing, and its median federal debt among those completers who borrowed is $25,000. | |||||
* Net price can be negative: when grants and scholarships exceed the listed cost of attendance, students can receive the difference as a refund for other expenses.
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Science, Technology and Society graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the United States appear. The figure captures federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after graduating. It does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost of attendance, or the characteristics of students who choose each program, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The range and median below cover the 7 schools with a published figure. The gap between first-ranked Stanford University and second-ranked Georgetown University is $18,147, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom reaches $53,615.
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