Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
28 schools in Massachusetts run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,339 people a year. The job pays a median of $98,260 in Massachusetts across about 410 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
11 programs in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Massachusetts (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Massachusetts page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 13.0607In Massachusetts → | 315 | 23.5% | 1 | $33,086 | $26,000 |
| 2 | CIP 45.0102In Massachusetts → | 250 | 18.7% | 6 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 3 | CIP 30.2001In Massachusetts → | 222 | 16.6% | 14 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 4 | CIP 45.0101In Massachusetts → | 214 | 16.0% | 6 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 5 | CIP 04.0301In Massachusetts → | 117 | 8.7% | 6 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 6 | CIP 45.9999In Massachusetts → | 108 | 8.1% | 5 | $36,279 | $25,312 |
| 7 | CIP 45.1201In Massachusetts → | 66 | 4.9% | 6 | $40,294 | $21,775 |
| 8 | CIP 04.1001In Massachusetts → | 27 | 2.0% | 2 | $49,353 | $17,000 |
| 9 | CIP 51.3204In Massachusetts → | 10 | 0.7% | 2 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
| 10 | CIP 30.2101In Massachusetts → | 8 | 0.6% | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | CIP 30.4201In Massachusetts → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | — | — |
Top 25 schools in Massachusetts
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 28 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 716 | Learning Sciences | — | 98% | $15,013 | 4% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 116 | City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | — | 96% | $11,666 | 5% |
| 3 | Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 89 | Social Sciences, Other | $48,243 | 89% | $21,956 | 11% |
| 4 | Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 73 | International/Globalization Studies | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 67 | International/Globalization Studies | $51,371 | 91% | $21,126 | 16% |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst Amherst, MA Public · 5 feeder programs | 37 | Social Sciences, Other | — | 83% | — | 60% |
| 7 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 30 | International/Globalization Studies | $36,874 | 86% | $25,074 | 40% |
| 8 | Clark University Worcester, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 28 | Social Sciences, Other | — | 77% | $23,332 | 40% |
| 9 | Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Social Sciences, General | — | 17% | — | — |
| 10 | Tufts University Medford, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 23 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 94% | $23,570 | 11% |
| 11 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 22 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 91% | $18,925 | 5% |
| 12 | Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 17 | Social Sciences, General | — | 19% | — | — |
| 13 | University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA Public · 3 feeder programs | 16 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 49% | — | 84% |
| 14 | Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Social Sciences, General | $37,941 | 28% | — | — |
| 15 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | International/Globalization Studies | $46,530 | 87% | $24,533 | 18% |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 10 | Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | — | 65% | — | 83% |
| 17 | Williams College Williamstown, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Social Sciences, Other | — | 94% | $10,747 | 8% |
| 18 | Worcester State University Worcester, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 61% | — | 88% |
| 19 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | International/Globalization Studies | $29,688 | 68% | $29,723 | 76% |
| 20 | Salem State University Salem, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Holocaust and Related Studies | — | 50% | — | 96% |
| 21 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 5 | City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $32,802 | 54% | — | 81% |
| 22 | Bentley University Waltham, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | International/Globalization Studies | $75,006 | 87% | $31,677 | 45% |
| 23 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Medical/Health Humanities | — | 62% | $35,358 | 85% |
| 24 | Boston Architectural College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Real Estate Development | — | 32% | $41,647 | — |
| 25 | Endicott College Beverly, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 76% | $34,195 | 71% |
All 28 schools in Massachusetts
Every school in Massachusetts with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | 716 | 5 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | 116 | 2 |
| Boston University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 89 | 6 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 73 | 1 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private not-for-profit | 67 | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Amherst | Public | 37 | 5 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham | Private not-for-profit | 30 | 1 |
| Clark University | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | 28 | 2 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills | Public | 25 | 1 |
| Tufts University | Medford | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 2 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 22 | 3 |
| Massasoit Community College | Brockton | Public | 17 | 2 |
| University of Massachusetts - Boston | Boston | Public | 16 | 3 |
| Roxbury Community College | Roxbury Crossing | Public | 15 | 1 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Massachusetts
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $72,990. Massachusetts pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.
How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Massachusetts
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.1001Real Estate Development
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 19.1001Work and Family Studies
- 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 45.0101Social Sciences, General
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
- 45.1103Rural Sociology
- 45.1199Sociology, Other
- 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
- 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in Massachusetts.
What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Learning Sciences, which awarded 315 degrees in Massachusetts in 2024-25, 23.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, Educational Assessment, International/Globalization Studies, City/Urban, plus 6 more. Together they graduate about 1,339 people a year in Massachusetts.
How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Massachusetts?+
The median is $98,260 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 34.6% above the U.S. median of $72,990. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Massachusetts?+
28 institutions in Massachusetts reported graduates from at least one of the 11 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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