| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Doctorate | $65,504 | $123,231 | — |
| 2 | Yale University | Bachelor’s | $36,472 | $92,646 | — |
| 3 | National University | Associate’s | $42,417 | $77,786 | $10,500 |
| 4 | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $52,038 | $74,482 | — |
| 5 | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $46,814 | $73,120 | $20,000 |
| 6 | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $31,494 | $72,443 | $14,000 |
| 7 | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $37,176 | $71,185 | $17,655 |
| 8 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $47,445 | $69,849 | $15,000 |
| 9 | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $39,411 | $68,579 | $19,498 |
| 10 | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $49,561 | $66,577 | $11,000 |
| 11 | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $44,322 | $65,813 | $17,083 |
| 12 | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $46,435 | $57,458 | $17,500 |
| 13 | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $44,764 | $55,096 | — |
| 14 | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $45,719 | — | $12,918 |
| 15 | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $42,575 | — | $12,000 |
| 16 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $48,186 | — | — |
| 17 | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | — | — | $11,582 |
| 18 | Quinnipiac University | Master’s | $50,981 | — | — |
| 19 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Master’s | $34,360 | — | — |
| 20 | University of New Haven | Master’s | $72,896 | — | — |
| 21 | University of Southern California | Master’s | $64,560 | — | $67,740 |