| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Bachelor’s | $55,100 | $13,449 |
| Social Sciences, Other, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $55,087 | $17,764 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $55,084 | $18,625 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $54,998 | — |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $54,944 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $54,907 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $54,905 | $12,500 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $54,611 | $19,253 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $54,500 | $12,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $54,479 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of San Diego | Bachelor’s | $54,338 | $19,500 |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | University of Alaska Southeast | Bachelor’s | $54,226 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Sacred Heart University | Bachelor’s | $54,183 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $54,092 | $16,500 |
| Economics, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $54,060 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California Baptist University | Bachelor’s | $54,060 | $25,500 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $53,991 | $13,000 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $53,966 | $12,356 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Savannah State University | Bachelor’s | $53,906 | — |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $53,883 | $15,087 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Florida Atlantic University | Bachelor’s | $53,872 | $19,249 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Delaware State University | Bachelor’s | $53,838 | $23,375 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $53,766 | $20,500 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Jacksonville University | Bachelor’s | $53,457 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $53,387 | $12,337 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $53,378 | $14,154 |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | Delaware State University | Bachelor’s | $53,128 | $24,550 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $53,125 | $25,000 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | American University | Bachelor’s | $53,036 | — |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $52,942 | $23,500 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $52,694 | $12,500 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | Stetson University | Bachelor’s | $52,667 | $20,500 |
| Social Sciences, General, Associate’s | College of San Mateo | Associate’s | $52,619 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Bakersfield | Bachelor’s | $52,618 | $16,750 |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $52,537 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $52,414 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $52,323 | $15,509 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $52,315 | $15,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Southern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $52,249 | $19,500 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $52,197 | $17,588 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $52,150 | — |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $52,095 | $13,000 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $51,982 | $11,956 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | California State University-Bakersfield | Bachelor’s | $51,882 | — |
| Social Sciences, General, Master’s | Troy University | Master’s | $51,841 | $35,875 |
| Sociology, Associate’s | West Valley College | Associate’s | $51,818 | — |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $51,715 | — |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of Central Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $51,475 | $20,250 |
| Social Sciences, General, Associate’s | De Anza College | Associate’s | $51,460 | — |
| Criminology, Bachelor’s | Barry University | Bachelor’s | $51,180 | $23,250 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $51,039 | $12,712 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Florida Atlantic University | Bachelor’s | $50,983 | $18,625 |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $50,922 | $13,300 |
| Anthropology, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $50,850 | $13,433 |
| Social Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $50,845 | $14,342 |
| Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s | University of the Pacific | Bachelor’s | $50,827 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $50,612 | $16,750 |
| Sociology, Associate’s | College of the Canyons | Associate’s | $50,526 | — |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor’s | University of North Alabama | Bachelor’s | $50,445 | — |
| Sociology, Bachelor’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $50,249 | $12,500 |