| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Occidental College | Bachelor’s | $58,598 | $15,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $58,571 | $19,500 |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $58,460 | $16,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | $58,432 | $21,250 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | $58,344 | $24,250 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of the Pacific | Bachelor’s | $58,275 | — |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | Hope International University | Bachelor’s | $58,263 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $58,026 | $19,500 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $58,004 | $14,147 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $57,996 | $14,408 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $57,953 | $11,835 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $57,935 | $12,000 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $57,858 | $19,500 |
| Social Sciences, General, Master’s | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Master’s | $57,722 | $20,500 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $57,677 | — |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | Troy University | Bachelor’s | $57,620 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $57,527 | $17,177 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | The University of Tampa | Bachelor’s | $57,474 | $18,000 |
| Sociology, Associate’s | Santa Rosa Junior College | Associate’s | $57,450 | — |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $57,424 | — |
| Social Sciences, Other, Bachelor’s | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $57,360 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Western Colorado University | Bachelor’s | $57,359 | $25,034 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $57,342 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Troy University | Bachelor’s | $57,341 | $22,250 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $57,300 | $19,000 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $57,285 | $19,351 |
| Anthropology, Master’s | Northern Arizona University | Master’s | $57,283 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Florida Southern College | Bachelor’s | $57,128 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Columbus State University | Bachelor’s | $57,008 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $56,982 | $13,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $56,886 | $16,007 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $56,836 | $11,730 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $56,740 | $17,708 |
| Sociology, Associate’s | Diablo Valley College | Associate’s | $56,683 | — |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $56,676 | $17,081 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Colorado College | Bachelor’s | $56,649 | $20,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $56,585 | $18,635 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Sonoma State University | Bachelor’s | $56,581 | $15,198 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Grand Canyon University | Bachelor’s | $56,495 | $25,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $56,463 | $19,175 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $56,457 | $10,000 |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $56,363 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Stanislaus | Bachelor’s | $56,330 | — |
| Social Sciences, General, Associate’s | City College of San Francisco | Associate’s | $56,257 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $56,238 | $10,388 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Spring Hill College | Bachelor’s | $56,160 | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $56,108 | $15,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $56,063 | $12,500 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $55,879 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Whittier College | Bachelor’s | $55,853 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $55,682 | $14,250 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Clayton State University | Bachelor’s | $55,643 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $55,534 | $12,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | The University of Alabama | Bachelor’s | $55,419 | $26,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $55,338 | $13,500 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $55,300 | $15,875 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $55,274 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $55,217 | $19,500 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor’s | $55,174 | $15,500 |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Stanislaus | Bachelor’s | $55,109 | $14,120 |