| 1 | Colorado School of Mines | Master’s | $79,775 | $109,407 | — |
| 2 | University of California-San Diego | Doctorate | — | $100,332 | — |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | Master’s | — | $97,545 | — |
| 4 | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | — | $79,143 | — |
| 5 | Georgia State University | Master’s | — | $74,484 | — |
| 6 | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $59,614 | $73,647 | — |
| 7 | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | — | $73,418 | — |
| 8 | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | — | $73,337 | — |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | — | $73,305 | — |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $59,033 | $71,631 | $15,000 |
| 11 | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $40,413 | $70,820 | $13,500 |
| 12 | California State University-Bakersfield | Bachelor’s | — | $69,989 | — |
| 13 | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $45,317 | $69,943 | $12,729 |
| 14 | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | — | $69,610 | — |
| 15 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $47,795 | $69,227 | — |
| 16 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $41,816 | $66,788 | $16,500 |
| 17 | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | — | $66,157 | — |
| 18 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $55,437 | $64,499 | $15,000 |
| 19 | Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | — | $63,566 | $20,000 |
| 20 | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $50,290 | $63,387 | $19,387 |
| 21 | Auburn University | Bachelor’s | — | $63,298 | — |
| 22 | University of South Alabama | Bachelor’s | — | $61,632 | — |
| 23 | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $42,094 | $60,472 | — |
| 24 | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $52,384 | $60,453 | — |
| 25 | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $39,584 | $60,402 | $25,000 |
| 26 | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $31,628 | $59,677 | — |
| 27 | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $48,818 | $58,891 | — |
| 28 | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $49,443 | $57,989 | — |
| 29 | Fort Lewis College | Bachelor’s | — | $56,304 | — |
| 30 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor’s | $40,723 | $53,371 | $22,500 |
| 31 | Columbus State University | Bachelor’s | — | $50,864 | — |
| 32 | University of Arkansas | Bachelor’s | — | $49,730 | — |
| 33 | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | — | $47,111 | $23,544 |
| 34 | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic University | Bachelor’s | — | — | $16,875 |
| 36 | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 37 | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 38 | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 39 | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 40 | Western Colorado University | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 41 | University of Arizona | Doctorate | — | — | — |
| 42 | California State University-Bakersfield | Master’s | — | — | — |
| 43 | Florida State University | Master’s | $47,045 | — | — |
| 44 | University of Arizona | Master’s | $64,581 | — | — |
| 45 | University of California-San Diego | Master’s | $62,077 | — | $44,759 |