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2026 Highest Paid Other Social Sciences Grads in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Social Sciences](/majors/social-sciences/other-social-sciences/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a other social sciences degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

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

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• Highest Paid Other Social Sciences Grads in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Highest Paid Other Social Sciences Grads in the Great Lakes Region

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

Highest Paid Other Social Sciences Graduates

1

Benedictine University
Lisle, IL

$55,720 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is Benedictine University, our #1 for other social sciences graduate salaries in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution. Other Social Sciences graduates of Benedictine University earn a median of about $55,720 a year early in their careers.

2

University Of Wisconsin Green Bay
Green Bay, WI

$46,147 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Wisconsin Green Bay produces some of the highest-paid graduates in other social sciences, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Green Bay, University Of Wisconsin Green Bay is a public institution. After graduating, other social sciences degree recipients from University Of Wisconsin Green Bay typically earn about $46,147 annually.

3

Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI

$50,863 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes Kalamazoo College one of the highest-paying schools for other social sciences. Kalamazoo College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kalamazoo. Other Social Sciences graduates of Kalamazoo College earn a median of about $50,863 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their other 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.