| 1 | Colorado College | Economics | CO | $122,998 | 84 |
| 2 | University of Denver | Economics | CO | $84,328 | 27 |
| 3 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Economics | CO | $80,907 | 7 |
| 4 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Economics | CO | $75,209 | 23 |
| 5 | University of Colorado Boulder | Economics | CO | $73,319 | 272 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Economics | CO | $71,385 | 132 |
| 7 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Economics | CO | $69,934 | 99 |
| 8 | University of Colorado Boulder | Political Science | CO | $69,651 | 281 |
| 9 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Political Science | CO | $67,873 | 140 |
| 10 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Geography | CO | $66,429 | 7 |
| 11 | University of Denver | Political Science | CO | $66,288 | 44 |
| 12 | University of Northern Colorado | Political Science | CO | $65,783 | 16 |
| 13 | University of Northern Colorado | Economics | CO | $65,025 | 27 |
| 14 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Political Science | CO | $63,538 | 35 |
| 15 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Political Science | CO | $60,639 | 41 |
| 16 | University of Denver | International Relations | CO | $59,895 | 101 |
| 17 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Political Science | CO | $58,854 | 44 |
| 18 | University of Colorado Boulder | Sociology | CO | $58,026 | 191 |
| 19 | University of Denver | Criminology | CO | $57,858 | 48 |
| 20 | Western Colorado University | Sociology | CO | $57,359 | 16 |
| 21 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Sociology | CO | $57,300 | 145 |
| 22 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Geography | CO | $57,285 | 41 |
| 23 | Colorado College | Sociology | CO | $56,649 | 31 |
| 24 | University of Colorado Boulder | Anthropology | CO | $55,217 | 66 |
| 25 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Anthropology | CO | $53,125 | 12 |
| 26 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Sociology | CO | $52,414 | 21 |
| 27 | University of Northern Colorado | Anthropology | CO | $51,715 | 6 |
| 28 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Sociology | CO | $49,619 | 32 |
| 29 | Colorado State University Pueblo | Sociology | CO | $48,962 | 17 |
| 30 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Geography | CO | $48,892 | 39 |
| 31 | University of Northern Colorado | Sociology | CO | $48,154 | 22 |
| 32 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Sociology | CO | $46,444 | 36 |
| 33 | Fort Lewis College | Anthropology | CO | $45,833 | 19 |
| 34 | Fort Lewis College | Sociology | CO | $43,544 | 20 |
| 35 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Anthropology | CO | $43,129 | 52 |
| 36 | Colorado Mesa University | Sociology | CO | $42,701 | 7 |