Social Sciences, General programs in Texas
13 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Texas
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Texas earn a median of $62,760 a year across 116,260 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $63,590 | 111,660 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $63,390 | 80,160 |
| Managers, All Other | $134,390 | 61,410 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $101,800 | 2,260 |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | $73,750 | 1,530 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 36 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Nelson University Waxahachie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Social Sciences, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.