Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Virginia, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
25 schools in Virginia run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,332 people a year. The job pays a median of $94,740 in Virginia across about 90 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Virginia that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
9 programs in Virginia that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Virginia (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 Virginia page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 45.0101In Virginia → | 1,054 | 79.1% | 16 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 2 | CIP 04.0301In Virginia → | 79 | 5.9% | 2 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 3 | CIP 30.2001In Virginia → | 66 | 5.0% | 5 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 4 | CIP 45.1201In Virginia → | 66 | 5.0% | 4 | $40,294 | $21,775 |
| 5 | CIP 30.2701In Virginia → | 40 | 3.0% | 1 | $31,690 | $17,312 |
| 6 | CIP 45.9999In Virginia → | 9 | 0.7% | 2 | $36,279 | $25,312 |
| 7 | CIP 30.2101In Virginia → | 7 | 0.5% | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | CIP 04.1001In Virginia → | 6 | 0.5% | 1 | $49,353 | $17,000 |
| 9 | CIP 45.0102In Virginia → | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
Top 25 schools in Virginia
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 6 of the 25 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 326 | Social Sciences, General | $18,164 | 32% | — | — |
| 2 | Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 260 | Social Sciences, General | $23,637 | 33% | — | — |
| 3 | Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 151 | Social Sciences, General | $29,425 | 32% | — | — |
| 4 | Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 146 | Social Sciences, General | $25,478 | 34% | — | — |
| 5 | University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public · 2 feeder programs | 65 | City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | — | 96% | — | 17% |
| 6 | Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 57 | Human Biology | — | 65% | $28,911 | 99% |
| 7 | Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 56 | Social Sciences, General | $19,220 | 40% | — | — |
| 8 | University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 54 | Social Sciences, General | — | 47% | — | 29% |
| 9 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public · 3 feeder programs | 47 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 86% | — | 55% |
| 10 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public · 3 feeder programs | 40 | Urban Studies/Affairs | $33,626 | 63% | — | 93% |
| 11 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public · 2 feeder programs | 36 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 68% | — | 87% |
| 12 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 18 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 85% | $24,049 | 22% |
| 13 | Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Social Sciences, General | — | 46% | — | — |
| 14 | Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 38% | — | 88% |
| 15 | Radford University Radford, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Social Sciences, General | — | 49% | — | 90% |
| 16 | Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Social Sciences, General | — | 40% | — | — |
| 17 | Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Social Sciences, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 18 | Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Social Sciences, General | — | 42% | — | — |
| 19 | Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Social Sciences, General | — | 45% | — | — |
| 20 | Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Social Sciences, General | — | 42% | $20,171 | 73% |
| 21 | Wytheville Community College Wytheville, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Social Sciences, General | — | 47% | — | — |
| 22 | Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Social Sciences, General | — | 67% | $21,933 | 100% |
| 23 | Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 46% | — | 90% |
| 24 | Randolph College Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 46% | $18,525 | 94% |
| 25 | Shenandoah University Winchester, VA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 67% | $27,455 | 77% |
All 25 schools in Virginia
Every school in Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | Public | 326 | 1 |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public | 260 | 1 |
| Tidewater Community College | Norfolk | Public | 151 | 1 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | Hampton | Public | 146 | 1 |
| University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville | Public | 65 | 2 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private not-for-profit | 57 | 3 |
| Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke | Public | 56 | 1 |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise | Public | 54 | 1 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | Public | 47 | 3 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public | 40 | 3 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | Public | 36 | 2 |
| University of Richmond | University of Richmond | Private not-for-profit | 18 | 1 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff | Public | 13 | 1 |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk | Public | 11 | 1 |
| Radford University | Radford | Public | 9 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Virginia
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $72,990. Virginia pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
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 Virginia
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 Virginia.
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 Social Sciences, General, which awarded 1,054 degrees in Virginia in 2024-25, 79.1% 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 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, City/Urban, International/Globalization Studies, Urban Studies/Affairs, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 1,332 people a year in Virginia.
How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Virginia?+
The median is $94,740 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 29.8% 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 Virginia?+
25 institutions in Virginia reported graduates from at least one of the 9 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.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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