| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名 | 职业早期薪水 | 职业中期薪水 |
| 1 | 伊利诺伊州立大学 | Illinois State University | $40,900 | $126,000 |
| 2 | 芝加哥大学 | University of Chicago | $44,100 | $105,000 |
| 2 | 宾夕法尼亚大学 | University of Pennsylvania | $56,400 | $105,000 |
| 4 | 哈佛大学 | Harvard University | $60,000 | $99,800 |
| 5 | 哥伦比亚大学 | Columbia University | $54,800 | $98,800 |
| 5 | 加州大学伯克利分校 | University of California, Berkeley | $50,300 | $98,800 |
| 7 | 南加州大学 | University of Southern California (USC) | $48,400 | $98,600 |
| 8 | 西北大学 | Northwestern University | $46,400 | $97,000 |
| 9 | 科尔盖特大学 | Colgate University | $58,300 | $96,300 |
| 10 | 堪萨斯大学 | University of Kansas | $42,200 | $95,100 |
| 11 | 弗吉尼亚大学 | University of Virginia (UVA), Main Campus | $48,500 | $93,500 |
| 12 | 加州大学圣地亚哥分校 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) | $43,700 | $93,400 |
| 13 | 纽约大学 | New York University (NYU) | $49,800 | $93,200 |
| 14 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) | $44,000 | $92,100 |
| 15 | 耶鲁大学 | Yale University | $54,100 | $92,000 |
| 16 | 艾茉莉大学 | Emory University | $53,400 | $91,400 |
| 17 | 福坦莫大学 | Fordham University | $49,600 | $91,100 |
| 18 | 威腾堡大学 | Wittenberg University | $35,300 | $90,600 |
| 19 | 特拉华大学 | University of Delaware | $43,400 | $90,400 |
| 20 | 杨百翰大学 | Brigham Young University (BYU) | $46,500 | $90,300 |
| 21 | 霍夫斯特拉大学 | Hofstra University | $47,000 | $89,800 |
| 22 | 凯尼恩学院 | Kenyon College | $41,000 | $87,000 |
| 23 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas (UT), Austin | $44,800 | $85,900 |
| 24 | 威廉玛丽学院 | The College of William and Mary | $41,300 | $85,800 |
| 25 | 迈阿密大学(俄亥俄) | Miami University, Oxford, OH | $42,100 | $85,500 |
| 26 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | $43,700 | $85,000 |
| 27 | 纽约州立大学石溪分校 | Stony Brook University | $44,500 | $84,200 |
| 28 | 詹姆斯麦迪逊大学 | James Madison University (JMU) | $44,200 | $84,000 |
| 29 | 俄勒冈州立大学 | Oregon State University (OSU), Main Campus | $42,000 | $83,800 |
| 30 | 加州大学尔湾分校 | University of California, Irvine (UCI) | $41,800 | $83,600 |
| 31 | 纽约州立大学阿尔巴尼分校 | SUNY, Albany | $41,200 | $83,300 |
| 32 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), Main Campus | $44,200 | $82,000 |
| 33 | 旧金山州立大学 | San Francisco State University (SFSU) | $46,100 | $81,900 |
| 34 | 乔治敦大学 | Georgetown University, Washington D.C. | $49,100 | $81,200 |
| 34 | 伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校 | University of Illinois at Chicago | $40,900 | $81,200 |
| 36 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of Florida (UF) | $41,800 | $81,000 |
| 37 | 普罗维登斯学院 | Providence College | $44,800 | $80,700 |
| 38 | 怡东学院 | Excelsior College | $59,900 | $80,000 |
| 39 | 圣何塞州立大学 | San Jose State University (SJSU) | $50,100 | $79,800 |
| 40 | 罗格斯大学 | Rutgers University, New Brunswick Campus | $41,200 | $77,900 |
| 41 | 德州农工大学 | Texas A&M University, Main Campus | $40,100 | $77,800 |
| 42 | 犹他大学 | University of Utah | $43,200 | $77,700 |
| 43 | 波士顿大学 | Boston University | $48,600 | $77,000 |
| 44 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin (UW), Madison | $40,300 | $76,800 |
| 45 | 加州大学洛杉矶分校 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | $49,400 | $76,700 |
| 46 | 乔治梅森大学 | George Mason University | $49,000 | $76,300 |
| 47 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University (MSU) | $41,200 | $75,600 |
| 48 | 圣地亚哥州立大学 | San Diego State University (SDSU), Main Campus | $42,900 | $75,500 |
| 49 | 加州大学戴维斯分校 | University of California, Davis (UC Davis) | $44,700 | $75,000 |
| 49 | 玛丽华盛顿大学 | University of Mary Washington | $45,900 | $75,000 |
| 51 | 新罕布什尔大学 | University of New Hampshire (UNH), Main Campus | $49,100 | $74,900 |
| 52 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland, College Park | $49,800 | $74,400 |
| 52 | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) | $40,200 | $74,400 |
| 54 | 科罗拉多大学博尔德分校 | University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) | $47,100 | $74,100 |
| 55 | 爱荷华州立大学 | Iowa State University | $42,600 | $73,900 |
| 56 | 华盛顿大学 | University of Washington (UW), Main Campus | $47,500 | $73,800 |
| 57 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut (UConn), Main Campus | $46,600 | $73,600 |
| 58 | 加州州立大学北岭分校 | California State University, Northridge (CSUN) | $41,000 | $73,500 |
| 59 | 加州州立大学萨克拉门托分校 | California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) | $38,600 | $73,100 |
| 60 | 德州理工大学 | Texas Tech University | $37,000 | $73,000 |
| 61 | 肯特州立大学 | Kent State University (KSU) | $31,900 | $72,500 |
| 62 | 马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts (UMass), Amherst Campus | $43,100 | $72,400 |
| 62 | 西弗吉尼亚大学 | West Virginia University (WVU), Main Campus | $37,500 | $72,400 |
| 64 | 佛罗里达州立大学 | Florida State University (FSU) | $38,700 | $72,200 |
| 65 | 蒙特克莱尔州立大学 | Montclair State University | $37,400 | $70,800 |
| 66 | 韦斯特蒙特学院 | Westmont College | $42,000 | $70,600 |
| 67 | 加州州立大学长滩分校 | California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) | $45,400 | $70,500 |
| 68 | 俄勒冈大学 | University of Oregon | $41,600 | $69,800 |
| 69 | 佐治亚州立大学 | Georgia State University | $42,300 | $69,500 |
| 70 | 亚利桑那大学 | University of Arizona | $41,800 | $68,200 |
| 71 | 芝加哥洛约拉大学 | Loyola University, Chicago, IL | $41,300 | $68,000 |
| 71 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | $40,100 | $68,000 |
| 73 | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校 | Indiana University (IU), Bloomington | $39,800 | $67,200 |
| 74 | 纽约市立大学亨特学院 | CUNY, Hunter College | $43,400 | $67,000 |
| 75 | 爱荷华大学 | University of Iowa (UI) | $41,000 | $66,800 |
| 76 | 天普大学 | Temple University | $37,000 | $66,600 |
| 77 | 南佛罗里达大学 | University of South Florida, Main Campus | $34,600 | $65,900 |
| 78 | 中佛罗里达大学 | University of Central Florida (UCF) | $35,800 | $64,200 |
| 79 | 北伊利诺伊大学 | Northern Illinois University (NIU) | $42,400 | $63,700 |
| 80 | 西华盛顿大学 | Western Washington University | $42,900 | $63,500 |
| 81 | 亚利桑那州立大学 | Arizona State University (ASU) | $44,300 | $62,800 |
| 82 | 路易斯安那州立大学 | Louisiana State University (LSU) | $44,000 | $62,600 |
| 83 | 新墨西哥大学 | University of New Mexico (UNM) | $31,400 | $62,100 |
| 84 | 加州州立大学奇科分校 | California State University, Chico | $38,100 | $61,400 |
| 85 | 科罗拉多州立大学 | Colorado State University (CSU) | $42,400 | $59,300 |
| 85 | 印第安纳普渡大学 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) | $36,500 | $59,300 |
| 87 | 波特兰州立大学 | Portland State University (PSU) | $37,200 | $59,100 |
| 88 | 密苏里大学 | University of Missouri, Columbia | $37,300 | $58,800 |
| 89 | 西密歇根大学 | Western Michigan University (WMU) | $43,300 | $57,600 |
| 90 | 纽约州立大学水牛城分校 | University at Buffalo (UB) | $44,200 | $56,000 |
| 91 | 佛罗里达国际大学 | Florida International University (FIU) | $41,700 | $54,500 |
| 92 | 自由大学 | Liberty University | $33,300 | $41,600 |
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注:本科毕业后0-5年算职业早期,职本科毕业10年以上算职业中期
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(1) 2016-17 PayScale Best Schools by Salary Potential for Humanities Majors (Full List) PayScale