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2026 Highest Paid General Social Sciences Grads in the Southeast Region

[General Social Sciences](/majors/social-sciences/general-social-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a general social sciences degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where general social sciences graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid General Social Sciences Grads in the Southeast Region

2026 Highest Paid General Social Sciences Grads in the Southeast Region

Below are the schools whose general social sciences graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid General Social Sciences Graduates

1

Mercer University
Macon, GA

$52,211 Average Early-Career Salary

Mercer University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid general social sciences graduates in the Southeast Region. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, general social sciences degree recipients from Mercer University typically earn about $52,211 annually.

2

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

$45,083 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University one of the highest-paying schools for general social sciences. Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University is a public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Early-career general social sciences graduates from Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University make a median of around $45,083 per year.

3

Grambling State University
Grambling, LA

$51,195 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Grambling State University earned it the #3 place for general social sciences. Grambling State University is a public school located in the town of Grambling. Early-career general social sciences graduates from Grambling State University make a median of around $51,195 per year.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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.