| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $74,475 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $74,430 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $74,410 | $17,500 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $73,879 | $19,500 |
| Physics, Associate’s | Santa Ana College | Associate’s | $73,770 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $73,647 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $73,418 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California State University-Stanislaus | Bachelor’s | $73,392 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $73,365 | $11,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $73,337 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $73,305 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $73,186 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of North Alabama | Bachelor’s | $72,885 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Southern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $72,838 | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $72,698 | $19,108 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $72,220 | $12,600 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of New Haven | Bachelor’s | $72,013 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $71,631 | $15,000 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $71,615 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $71,348 | $13,850 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $70,820 | $13,500 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $70,741 | $13,625 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $70,462 | $16,825 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | California State University-Bakersfield | Bachelor’s | $69,989 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $69,943 | $12,729 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $69,610 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $69,227 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $68,967 | $17,625 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $68,682 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $67,818 | $13,000 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $66,943 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Bachelor’s | $66,817 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $66,788 | $16,500 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $66,724 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $66,532 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $66,157 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $65,629 | $22,819 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $65,414 | $17,750 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $64,964 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $64,857 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $64,499 | $15,000 |
| Physical Sciences, General, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $64,456 | $20,500 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | University of North Florida | Bachelor’s | $64,413 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $64,133 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $64,131 | $15,299 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor’s | $63,882 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $63,566 | $20,000 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $63,496 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $63,387 | $19,387 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | Auburn University | Bachelor’s | $63,298 | — |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $62,004 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of South Alabama | Bachelor’s | $61,632 | — |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Mercer University | Bachelor’s | $60,696 | $22,406 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $60,630 | $21,434 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $60,472 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $60,453 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $60,402 | $25,000 |
| Physics, Bachelor’s | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | $60,393 | $26,024 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Bachelor’s | $60,318 | $25,000 |
| Chemistry, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $59,942 | $14,250 |