| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Auburn University | Bachelor’s | $63,178 | $17,603 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of La Verne | Bachelor’s | $63,107 | — |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | Covenant College | Bachelor’s | $62,761 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | Sonoma State University | Bachelor’s | $62,674 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Saint Mary's College of California | Bachelor’s | $62,651 | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Agnes Scott College | Bachelor’s | $62,605 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Spelman College | Bachelor’s | $62,587 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Morehouse College | Bachelor’s | $62,517 | $17,750 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Redlands | Bachelor’s | $62,516 | $22,118 |
| Geography and Cartography, Undergraduate certificate | Front Range Community College | Undergraduate certificate | $62,464 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-East Bay | Bachelor’s | $62,427 | $16,500 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $62,385 | $15,000 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $62,384 | $25,250 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $62,369 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of San Diego | Bachelor’s | $62,301 | $20,717 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fresno | Bachelor’s | $62,298 | $16,442 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Miami | Bachelor’s | $62,216 | $15,500 |
| Sociology, Associate’s | De Anza College | Associate’s | $62,081 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $62,047 | $22,250 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $61,950 | $20,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $61,915 | $13,773 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of San Francisco | Bachelor’s | $61,883 | $25,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $61,725 | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $61,712 | $13,733 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | The University of Alabama | Bachelor’s | $61,617 | $21,250 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | University of San Diego | Bachelor’s | $61,509 | $23,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of La Verne | Bachelor’s | $61,350 | $26,250 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $61,300 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $61,293 | $13,500 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor’s | $61,175 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | $61,124 | $16,606 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $61,084 | $12,910 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Georgia College & State University | Bachelor’s | $61,009 | $19,250 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | The University of Tampa | Bachelor’s | $60,742 | $19,947 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $60,678 | $19,250 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $60,639 | $17,875 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $60,448 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $60,441 | $18,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $60,278 | $15,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California Lutheran University | Bachelor’s | $60,243 | $19,283 |
| Economics, Associate’s | Diablo Valley College | Associate’s | $60,076 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $60,013 | $10,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Mercer University | Bachelor’s | $59,997 | $26,156 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $59,895 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $59,787 | $14,818 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $59,733 | $19,709 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $59,684 | $18,500 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Mount Saint Mary's University | Bachelor’s | $59,575 | $26,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Bachelor’s | $59,558 | $15,300 |
| Geography and Cartography, Undergraduate certificate | Florida Atlantic University | Undergraduate certificate | $59,554 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | University of San Francisco | Bachelor’s | $59,387 | $22,993 |
| Sociology, Master’s | California State University-Sacramento | Master’s | $59,203 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $59,171 | $11,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $58,999 | $16,306 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $58,949 | $16,687 |
| Social Sciences, General, Associate’s | Ohlone College | Associate’s | $58,928 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-East Bay | Bachelor’s | $58,885 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $58,854 | $18,273 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | The University of Tampa | Bachelor’s | $58,754 | $18,995 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of North Florida | Bachelor’s | $58,718 | $14,323 |