| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名 | 职业早期薪水 | 职业中期薪水 |
| 1 | 斯坦福大学 | Stanford University | $60,700 | $139,000 |
| 2 | 卡尔顿学院 | Carleton College | $49,400 | $127,500 |
| 3 | 芝加哥大学 | University of Chicago | $60,600 | $127,400 |
| 4 | 波士顿学院 | Boston College | $52,300 | $124,000 |
| 5 | 维拉诺瓦大学 | Villanova University | $47,900 | $115,400 |
| 6 | 哈佛大学 | Harvard University | $64,000 | $108,500 |
| 7 | 旧金山大学 | University of San Francisco (USF) | $50,300 | $107,000 |
| 8 | 弗吉尼亚大学 | University of Virginia (UVA) - Main Campus | $52,200 | $103,600 |
| 9 | 俄勒冈大学 | University of Oregon | $42,400 | $102,500 |
| 10 | 爱荷华大学 | University of Iowa (UI) | $43,700 | $102,400 |
| 11 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas (UT) - Austin | $46,900 | $101,600 |
| 12 | 范德堡大学 | Vanderbilt University | $53,000 | $99,400 |
| 13 | 加州大学伯克利分校 | University of California - Berkeley | $54,200 | $98,700 |
| 14 | 德州农工大学 | Texas A&M University - Main Campus | $45,400 | $96,800 |
| 15 | 加州大学洛杉矶分校 | University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) | $49,000 | $96,700 |
| 16 | 新罕布什尔大学 | University of New Hampshire (UNH) - Main Campus | $46,800 | $96,600 |
| 17 | 加州大学戴维斯分校 | University of California - Davis (UC Davis) | $51,400 | $96,500 |
| 18 | 圣地亚哥州立大学 | San Diego State University (SDSU) - Main Campus | $43,100 | $95,000 |
| 19 | 伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | $49,800 | $94,600 |
| 20 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB) | $43,500 | $93,200 |
| 21 | 北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) | $38,700 | $93,100 |
| 22 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland - College Park | $49,000 | $92,800 |
| 23 | 纽约大学 | New York University (NYU) | $51,600 | $92,400 |
| 24 | 特拉华大学 | University of Delaware | $51,100 | $88,300 |
| 24 | 马里兰大学巴尔的摩郡分校 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | $44,200 | $88,300 |
| 26 | 美利坚大学 | American University - Washington D.C. | $42,000 | $88,000 |
| 26 | 密苏里大学 | University of Missouri - Columbia | $49,900 | $88,000 |
| 28 | 罗格斯大学 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus | $50,600 | $87,500 |
| 29 | 加州大学圣地亚哥分校 | University of California - San Diego (UCSD) | $47,100 | $87,400 |
| 30 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | $51,200 | $86,400 |
| 31 | 南卡罗来纳大学 | University of South Carolina - Main Campus | $38,600 | $85,100 |
| 32 | 罗德岛大学 | University of Rhode Island (URI) | $41,300 | $85,000 |
| 33 | 佐治亚大学 | University of Georgia (UGA) | $48,600 | $83,900 |
| 34 | 佛蒙特大学 | University of Vermont (UVM) | $42,300 | $83,800 |
| 35 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | $45,300 | $83,600 |
| 36 | 杨百翰大学 | Brigham Young University (BYU) | $50,000 | $81,000 |
| 37 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut (UConn) - Main Campus | $44,700 | $80,900 |
| 38 | 纽约州立大学石溪分校 | Stony Brook University | $42,200 | $80,600 |
| 39 | 科罗拉多大学博尔德分校 | University of Colorado - Boulder (UCB) | $43,200 | $78,800 |
| 40 | 犹他大学 | University of Utah | $40,000 | $78,700 |
| 41 | 西北大学 | Northwestern University | $51,900 | $78,100 |
| 42 | 蒙特克莱尔州立大学 | Montclair State University | $48,000 | $78,000 |
| 43 | 科罗拉多大学丹佛分校 | University of Colorado - Denver Campus | $41,300 | $77,600 |
| 44 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin (UW) - Madison | $41,100 | $77,500 |
| 45 | 加州州立大学长滩分校 | California State University - Long Beach (CSULB) | $40,200 | $77,300 |
| 46 | 华盛顿大学 | University of Washington (UW) - Main Campus | $48,700 | $76,800 |
| 47 | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) | $42,700 | $75,000 |
| 47 | 佛罗里达中央大学 | University of Central Florida (UCF) | $43,100 | $75,000 |
| 49 | 北伊利诺伊大学 | Northern Illinois University (NIU) | $41,000 | $74,800 |
| 50 | 伊利诺伊州立大学 | Illinois State University | $45,100 | $74,600 |
| 51 | 纽约市立大学皇后学院 | CUNY - Queens College | $40,000 | $73,700 |
| 52 | 佛罗里达州立大学 | Florida State University (FSU) | $38,600 | $73,400 |
| 52 | 马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Amherst Campus | $51,100 | $73,400 |
| 52 | 纽约市立大学亨特学院 | CUNY - Hunter College | $39,800 | $73,400 |
| 55 | 西华盛顿大学 | Western Washington University | $39,500 | $73,100 |
| 56 | 纽约州立大学水牛城分校 | University at Buffalo (UB) | $38,300 | $72,800 |
| 57 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University (MSU) | $41,600 | $71,700 |
| 57 | 陶森大学 | Towson University | $42,600 | $71,700 |
| 59 | 俄克拉荷马大学 | University of Oklahoma | $46,100 | $69,500 |
| 59 | 雷德福大学 | Radford University | $37,200 | $69,500 |
| 61 | 俄亥俄大学 | Ohio University - Main Campus | $44,200 | $69,200 |
| 62 | 加州州立大学北岭分校 | California State University - Northridge (CSUN) | $42,300 | $68,900 |
| 63 | 俄亥俄州立大学 | Ohio State University (OSU) - Main Campus | $40,700 | $68,400 |
| 64 | 华盛顿州立大学 | Washington State University (WSU) | $44,400 | $66,700 |
| 65 | 西弗吉尼亚大学 | West Virginia University (WVU) - Main Campus | $44,400 | $66,200 |
| 66 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | $34,300 | $65,600 |
| 67 | 得克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校 | University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) | $42,000 | $64,600 |
| 68 | 德州州立大学圣马科斯分校 | Texas State University - San Marcos Campus | $38,700 | $64,400 |
| 69 | 波特兰州立大学 | Portland State University (PSU) | $38,500 | $64,000 |
| 70 | 威斯康辛大学密尔沃基分校 | University of Wisconsin (UWM) - Milwaukee | $40,200 | $63,000 |
| 71 | 北德克萨斯大学 | University of North Texas (UNT) | $39,500 | $61,800 |
| 72 | 佛罗里达大西洋大学 | Florida Atlantic University (FAU) | $39,900 | $60,000 |
| 73 | 加州州立大学富勒顿分校 | California State University - Fullerton (CSUF) | $39,200 | $59,300 |
| 74 | 查尔斯顿学院 | College of Charleston | $40,500 | $57,800 |
| 75 | 蒙大拿大学 | University of Montana | $38,000 | $52,900 |
| 76 | 查普曼大学 | Chapman University | $44,300 | $50,100 |
| 77 | 东密歇根大学 | Eastern Michigan University | $41,400 | $49,400 |
参考资料：2014-15 Best Schools by Salary Potential for Social Science Majors (Full List) PayScale