| Physics, Master’s | University of Arizona | Master’s | $179,750 | — |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-Los Angeles | Doctorate | $178,137 | — |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-Berkeley | Doctorate | $177,589 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-Berkeley | Doctorate | $168,396 | — |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-San Diego | Doctorate | $166,997 | — |
| Materials Sciences, Doctorate | University of California-Santa Barbara | Doctorate | $164,651 | — |
| Physics, Doctorate | University of California-Davis | Doctorate | $141,034 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Doctorate | $139,296 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Doctorate | $137,217 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-San Diego | Doctorate | $136,333 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-Los Angeles | Doctorate | $132,569 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | Yale University | Doctorate | $125,373 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | California Institute of Technology | Doctorate | $119,626 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-Riverside | Doctorate | $118,789 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-Irvine | Doctorate | $117,395 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of Delaware | Doctorate | $112,400 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of California-Davis | Doctorate | $111,674 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Master’s | Colorado School of Mines | Master’s | $109,407 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of Georgia | Doctorate | $109,307 | — |
| Chemistry, Master’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Master’s | $107,724 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of Colorado Boulder | Doctorate | $107,618 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | University of Florida | Doctorate | $100,761 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Doctorate | University of California-San Diego | Doctorate | $100,332 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | Florida International University | Doctorate | $99,213 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Master’s | California State University-Fresno | Master’s | $97,545 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $96,805 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $96,215 | $10,605 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $96,043 | $13,911 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $95,018 | $11,407 |
| Chemistry, Master’s | Florida State University | Master’s | $94,513 | — |
| Chemistry, Doctorate | Florida State University | Doctorate | $94,387 | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $90,943 | $18,600 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | Bachelor’s | $89,685 | $23,250 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $88,207 | $14,679 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $87,856 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $86,504 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $85,708 | $13,856 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $85,219 | $12,804 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | Georgia College & State University | Bachelor’s | $85,089 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $84,609 | $17,875 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $84,428 | $23,250 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor’s | $82,431 | $19,239 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $82,386 | $11,137 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $81,696 | $17,313 |
| Physics, Undergraduate certificate | Cabrillo College | Undergraduate certificate | $80,759 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $79,878 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $79,143 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Emory University | Bachelor’s | $79,034 | $12,000 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $78,569 | $16,233 |
| Physical Sciences, Other, Bachelor’s | University of North Alabama | Bachelor’s | $78,082 | — |
| Chemistry, Master’s | Georgia State University | Master’s | $78,070 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $77,249 | $13,511 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $76,759 | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Bachelor’s | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Bachelor’s | $76,421 | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Bachelor’s | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Bachelor’s | $76,421 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $75,764 | $18,506 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $74,810 | $11,000 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $74,713 | $14,499 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $74,676 | $19,405 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Master’s | Georgia State University | Master’s | $74,484 | — |