# Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other

> All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed separately.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/social-sciences-teachers-postsecondary-all-other
- SOC code: 25-1069.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $72,990 (10th percentile $40,670, 90th percentile $164,420)
- Projected growth: Slower than average, +1.6%
- Openings a year: 1,300
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Also called

City Planning Teacher, College Teacher, Family Consumer Science Teacher, Foreign Service Teacher, Humanities Teacher, Industrial Arts Teacher, Labor Relations Teacher, Lecturer, Liberal Arts Teacher, Military Science Teacher

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Sociology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4511) (CIP 4511, 1,168 colleges)
- [Social Sciences, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4501) (CIP 4501, 547 colleges)
- [International/Globalization Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3020) (CIP 3020, 443 colleges)
- [Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5132) (CIP 5132, 352 colleges)
- [Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1306) (CIP 1306, 166 colleges)
- [Social Sciences, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4599) (CIP 4599, 164 colleges)
- [City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0403) (CIP 0403, 145 colleges)
- [Urban Studies/Affairs](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4512) (CIP 4512, 130 colleges)
- [Human Biology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3027) (CIP 3027, 42 colleges)
- Real Estate Development (CIP 0410, 21 colleges)
- Holocaust and Related Studies (CIP 3021, 13 colleges)
- Geoarcheaology (CIP 3042, 3 colleges)
- Work and Family Studies (CIP 1910, 1 college)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Southern California USC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-southern-california-usc-3050) | Real Estate Development | $80,927 | $107,292 | $12,000 |
| [Vanderbilt University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/vanderbilt-university-3113) | Social Sciences, General | $74,534 | $103,229 | $15,000 |
| [Columbia University in the City of New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york-656) | Sociology | $59,638 | $101,536 | $20,750 |
| [University of California-Berkeley CAL](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-california-berkeley-cal-2881) | Social Sciences, Other | $66,107 | $101,138 | $13,081 |
| [New York University NYU](https://www.collegesref.com/college/new-york-university-nyu-1866) | Social Sciences, General | $51,431 | $91,917 | $21,125 |
| [Boston College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/boston-college-285) | International/Globalization Studies | $54,538 | $91,874 | $19,000 |
| [William & Mary](https://www.collegesref.com/college/william-mary-3270) | Sociology | $38,559 | $87,655 | $15,000 |
| [CUNY Hunter College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-hunter-college-739) | Human Biology | $35,103 | $83,420 | $11,000 |

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.