| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | California State University-Fresno | $207,668 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of San Francisco | $201,545 | $141,220 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Doctorate | University of South Florida | $200,931 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Doctorate | University of Florida | $196,541 | — |
| Law, Doctorate | Yale University | $188,189 | $157,082 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | California State University-Fullerton | $181,807 | $88,544 |
| Engineering-Related Fields, Doctorate | George Washington University | $180,549 | $57,260 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Doctorate | University of Southern California | $179,146 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of San Diego | $178,950 | — |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-Los Angeles | $178,137 | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services, Doctorate | George Washington University | $177,867 | — |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-Berkeley | $177,589 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of Miami | $174,255 | $229,708 |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-Berkeley | $168,396 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | Loma Linda University | $167,117 | $136,157 |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-San Diego | $166,997 | — |
| Medicine, Doctorate | Samuel Merritt University | $165,829 | $277,401 |
| Computer Science, Doctorate | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | $165,750 | $74,338 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Doctorate | University of California-San Diego | $165,543 | $131,789 |
| Materials Sciences, Doctorate | University of California-Santa Barbara | $164,651 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | Fairfield University | $163,093 | $71,750 |
| Chemical Engineering, Doctorate | University of Delaware | $161,693 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | Yale University | $159,655 | $85,463 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | San Diego State University | $158,013 | $60,963 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | San Francisco State University | $157,979 | $61,500 |
| Dentistry, Doctorate | Nova Southeastern University | $156,942 | $468,312 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | California State University-East Bay | $154,918 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | Grand Canyon University | $150,205 | $57,818 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Doctorate | University of California-San Diego | $148,833 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | Samuel Merritt University | $147,055 | $128,576 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | South University-Savannah | $145,627 | $88,782 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | The University of Alabama | $145,164 | $30,655 |
| Psychology, General, Doctorate | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | $144,730 | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Doctorate | Regis University | $144,658 | $232,938 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | Quinnipiac University | $144,224 | $139,793 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Doctorate | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | $143,753 | $188,631 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Doctorate | University of Connecticut | $143,512 | $66,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of Alabama at Birmingham | $141,379 | $71,638 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | California State University-Fullerton | $141,254 | $54,667 |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-Davis | $141,034 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | University of California-Los Angeles | $140,028 | $65,773 |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | $139,296 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | University of Southern California | $138,552 | $94,905 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | Barry University | $138,166 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of South Alabama | $137,559 | $73,561 |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $137,217 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-San Diego | $136,333 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of Arkansas | $136,259 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of North Florida | $135,151 | $51,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of Arizona | $134,984 | $77,475 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Doctorate | University of California-Los Angeles | $134,860 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Doctorate | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $134,630 | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Doctorate | South University-Savannah | $134,136 | $245,699 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | Loyola Marymount University | $134,109 | $106,059 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design, Doctorate | Pepperdine University | $133,031 | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Doctorate | Samford University | $132,942 | $223,898 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Doctorate | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | $132,932 | $67,224 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Doctorate | University of Alabama in Huntsville | $132,900 | — |
| Engineering, General, Doctorate | Yale University | $132,716 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-Los Angeles | $132,569 | — |