| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | Doctorate | $93,539 | $134,860 | — |
| 2 | University of California-Davis | Doctorate | $113,133 | $108,451 | — |
| 3 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $61,491 | $90,694 | $5,765 |
| 4 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $52,133 | $88,305 | $15,000 |
| 5 | George Washington University | Master’s | $81,204 | $86,130 | — |
| 6 | University of San Diego | Bachelor’s | $65,140 | $83,380 | — |
| 7 | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $52,488 | $79,820 | $11,000 |
| 8 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $56,115 | $78,097 | — |
| 9 | California State University-East Bay | Bachelor’s | — | $77,863 | — |
| 10 | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $62,350 | $76,134 | $15,000 |
| 11 | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | — | $74,190 | $27,000 |
| 12 | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $41,808 | $73,506 | $12,833 |
| 13 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor’s | — | $72,940 | $15,000 |
| 14 | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $47,239 | $72,491 | $15,500 |
| 15 | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $46,241 | $70,754 | $11,036 |
| 16 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $50,019 | $70,343 | $21,357 |
| 17 | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $31,119 | $69,875 | $18,426 |
| 18 | University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $39,045 | $69,725 | $15,500 |
| 19 | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $49,275 | $68,488 | $17,849 |
| 20 | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $43,901 | $68,170 | $15,000 |
| 21 | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $45,944 | $67,441 | $12,500 |
| 22 | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $48,631 | $66,885 | $12,552 |
| 23 | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $40,061 | $66,862 | $12,000 |
| 24 | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $44,074 | $60,713 | $24,125 |
| 25 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $49,929 | $60,501 | $19,395 |
| 26 | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $40,406 | $60,367 | — |
| 27 | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $40,163 | $59,549 | $15,000 |
| 28 | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | $35,660 | $59,534 | $14,393 |
| 29 | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $50,471 | $57,246 | $16,745 |
| 30 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | — | $57,065 | — |
| 31 | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | — | $56,277 | — |
| 32 | Berry College | Bachelor’s | — | — | $16,000 |
| 33 | California State University-Fresno | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 34 | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $49,811 | — | — |
| 35 | Colorado School of Mines | Bachelor’s | — | — | $20,500 |
| 36 | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $24,773 | — | — |
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $43,567 | — | $24,736 |
| 38 | Grand Canyon University | Bachelor’s | $50,797 | — | — |
| 39 | Mercer University | Bachelor’s | — | — | $21,900 |
| 40 | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $48,315 | — | — |
| 41 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Bachelor’s | $31,980 | — | $16,176 |
| 42 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $53,430 | — | $14,432 |
| 43 | University of Miami | Bachelor’s | $34,162 | — | $21,500 |
| 44 | University of the Pacific | Bachelor’s | — | — | $16,250 |
| 45 | University of California-San Francisco | Doctorate | $124,057 | — | — |
| 46 | Georgetown University | Master’s | $60,552 | — | $73,409 |
| 47 | Nova Southeastern University | Master’s | — | — | $51,799 |
| 48 | University of Miami | Master’s | — | — | $83,755 |