| 1 | Tulane University of Louisiana | Economics | LA | $79,957 | 115 |
| 2 | Tulane University of Louisiana | International Relations | LA | $77,300 | 55 |
| 3 | Tulane University of Louisiana | Political Science | LA | $71,160 | 139 |
| 4 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Political Science | LA | $67,007 | 165 |
| 5 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Geography | LA | $66,168 | 13 |
| 6 | Loyola University New Orleans | Political Science | LA | $59,909 | 23 |
| 7 | Loyola University New Orleans | Criminology | LA | $58,058 | 50 |
| 8 | Tulane University of Louisiana | Anthropology | LA | $56,847 | 35 |
| 9 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Sociology | LA | $54,442 | 147 |
| 10 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Political Science | LA | $51,722 | 28 |
| 11 | Tulane University of Louisiana | Social Sciences | LA | $51,290 | 15 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech University | Political Science | LA | $51,222 | 14 |
| 13 | Tulane University of Louisiana | Sociology | LA | $50,847 | 64 |
| 14 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Political Science | LA | $48,378 | 34 |
| 15 | McNeese State University | Sociology | LA | $47,592 | 29 |
| 16 | Nicholls State University | Sociology | LA | $47,361 | 11 |
| 17 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Anthropology | LA | $44,738 | 24 |
| 18 | Louisiana Tech University | Sociology | LA | $44,192 | 27 |
| 19 | Southern University and A & M College | Sociology | LA | $43,844 | 16 |
| 20 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Sociology | LA | $43,316 | 16 |