| 1 | University of Arizona | Master’s | $118,505 | $179,750 | — |
| 2 | University of California-Los Angeles | Doctorate | — | $178,137 | — |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | Doctorate | — | $177,589 | — |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego | Doctorate | — | $166,997 | — |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | Doctorate | $84,486 | $141,034 | — |
| 6 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $42,890 | $96,805 | — |
| 7 | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $38,899 | $96,215 | $10,605 |
| 8 | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | — | $96,043 | $13,911 |
| 9 | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $61,325 | $95,018 | $11,407 |
| 10 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | Bachelor’s | $72,874 | $89,685 | $23,250 |
| 11 | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $76,968 | $88,207 | $14,679 |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $54,588 | $87,856 | — |
| 13 | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | — | $86,504 | — |
| 14 | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $58,575 | $85,708 | $13,856 |
| 15 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $64,520 | $85,219 | $12,804 |
| 16 | Georgia College & State University | Bachelor’s | — | $85,089 | — |
| 17 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor’s | — | $82,431 | $19,239 |
| 18 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $54,120 | $81,696 | $17,313 |
| 19 | Cabrillo College | Undergraduate certificate | — | $80,759 | — |
| 20 | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $46,391 | $78,569 | $16,233 |
| 21 | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $54,506 | $75,764 | $18,506 |
| 22 | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $50,132 | $74,475 | — |
| 23 | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $34,470 | $74,410 | $17,500 |
| 24 | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | — | $73,879 | $19,500 |
| 25 | Santa Ana College | Associate’s | — | $73,770 | — |
| 26 | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | — | $73,186 | — |
| 27 | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $45,967 | $70,462 | $16,825 |
| 28 | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $43,622 | $68,967 | $17,625 |
| 29 | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | — | $68,682 | — |
| 30 | University of North Florida | Bachelor’s | $54,341 | $64,413 | — |
| 31 | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | — | $64,133 | — |
| 32 | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | — | $62,004 | — |
| 33 | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | $35,627 | $60,393 | $26,024 |
| 34 | College of the Canyons | Associate’s | — | — | — |
| 35 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Bachelor’s | — | — | $27,000 |
| 36 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Bachelor’s | — | — | $27,000 |
| 37 | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $19,824 | — | — |
| 38 | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 39 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Bachelor’s | — | — | $22,677 |
| 40 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $72,553 | — | — |
| 41 | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $45,111 | — | $23,278 |
| 42 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 43 | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | — | — | — |
| 44 | Florida State University | Doctorate | $91,561 | — | — |
| 45 | University of Arizona | Doctorate | $132,173 | — | — |
| 46 | University of Colorado Boulder | Doctorate | $130,362 | — | — |