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2026 Highest Paid General Social Sciences Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

[General Social Sciences](/majors/social-sciences/general-social-sciences/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their general social sciences graduates go on to command.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying general social sciences schools.

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• Highest Paid General Social Sciences Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Highest Paid General Social Sciences Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you want to know which schools send general social sciences graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid General Social Sciences Graduates

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Colorado State University Global Campus
Denver, CO

$53,776 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in general social sciences, no school beat Colorado State University Global Campus this year. Colorado State University Global Campus is a public school located in the city of Denver. Students who complete the general social sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $53,776.

2

University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

$49,866 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in general social sciences will find them at University Of Utah, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a public institution. Students who complete the general social sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $49,866.

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Boise State University
Boise, ID

$46,338 Average Early-Career Salary

Boise State University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying general social sciences schools. Boise State University is a public school located in the city of Boise. Early-career general social sciences graduates from Boise State University make a median of around $46,338 per year.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their general social sciences graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.