| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $67,759 | $12,680 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $67,713 | $12,000 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $67,675 | — |
| Social Sciences, Other, Master’s | Columbus State University | Master’s | $67,595 | $41,000 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $67,521 | $11,000 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $67,276 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Quinnipiac University | Bachelor’s | $67,262 | $24,069 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $67,193 | $11,106 |
| Criminology, Master’s | San Diego State University | Master’s | $67,163 | — |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | California State University-East Bay | Bachelor’s | $67,155 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $67,056 | $12,000 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $67,007 | $17,519 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of the District of Columbia | Bachelor’s | $66,952 | $24,577 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fresno | Bachelor’s | $66,863 | — |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fresno | Bachelor’s | $66,749 | $8,208 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $66,682 | $15,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $66,527 | $18,000 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $66,429 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Tuskegee University | Bachelor’s | $66,391 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Spelman College | Bachelor’s | $66,378 | $20,742 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $66,288 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $66,224 | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $65,890 | $14,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Sacred Heart University | Bachelor’s | $65,879 | $22,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $65,783 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $65,775 | $12,766 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $65,759 | $20,550 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Howard University | Bachelor’s | $65,733 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Biola University | Bachelor’s | $65,558 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Flagler College | Bachelor’s | $65,513 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | George Washington University | Bachelor’s | $65,172 | $14,697 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $65,025 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Sonoma State University | Bachelor’s | $65,009 | $11,125 |
| Sociology, Master’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Master’s | $65,008 | $35,460 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | National University | Bachelor’s | $64,860 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $64,824 | $13,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $64,820 | $15,052 |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | Whittier College | Bachelor’s | $64,736 | $14,892 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $64,715 | $27,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $64,692 | $11,856 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California Baptist University | Bachelor’s | $64,605 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Master’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Master’s | $64,565 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $64,399 | $14,863 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $64,359 | $11,310 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Redlands | Bachelor’s | $64,353 | — |
| Sociology, Associate’s | Mission College | Associate’s | $64,174 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $64,056 | $17,475 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $63,984 | $11,750 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | Howard University | Bachelor’s | $63,972 | $26,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $63,902 | $19,361 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $63,819 | $12,750 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Connecticut College | Bachelor’s | $63,777 | $19,000 |
| Social Sciences, Other, Master’s | Azusa Pacific University | Master’s | $63,771 | $37,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Miami | Bachelor’s | $63,764 | $14,500 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $63,590 | — |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $63,553 | $24,891 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Bachelor’s | $63,538 | $16,750 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $63,318 | $14,226 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | Regis University | Bachelor’s | $63,255 | — |
| Criminology, Master’s | Regis University | Master’s | $63,202 | $46,609 |