WhatGradsMake

What Physical Sciences grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $66,057 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Connecticut CollegeCT$54,051$122,445+85%
2SUNY College at PurchaseNY$37,592$96,310+46%
3Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaSC$33,209$95,590+45%
4Sacred Heart UniversityCT$35,757$92,387$110,004+40%
5Empire State UniversityNY$75,817$92,162$102,218+40%
6Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMA$43,047$90,301+37%
7University of Arizona (The)AZ$52,602$83,635$116,103+27%
8Virginia Military InstituteVA$45,751$83,086$91,987+26%
9Bethel UniversityMN$48,213$81,446$115,402+23%
10Nicholls State UniversityLA$43,047$79,787$105,332+21%
11University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$41,791$79,787$105,332+21%
12University of Saint ThomasMN$44,549$79,598$119,554+21%
13Butler UniversityIN$46,663$79,444+20%
14SUNY Maritime CollegeNY$50,311$79,157+20%
15University of RichmondVA$41,357$78,398$124,373+19%
16University of Texas at AustinTX$52,659$78,062$110,876+18%
17Brigham Young University - IdahoID$42,403$78,000$105,519+18%
18Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$49,399$77,847$103,978+18%
19University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$58,363$77,465$115,056+17%
20Texas State UniversityTX$41,655$77,457$93,757+17%
21University of HoustonTX$45,851$77,259$103,760+17%
22Sweet Briar CollegeVA$43,047$76,958$96,791+17%
23University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$50,441$76,658$100,844+16%
24West Texas A&M UniversityTX$43,820$76,285$91,603+15%
25University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$60,837$75,771$79,787+15%
26Presbyterian CollegeSC$40,342$75,586$102,996+14%
27Augsburg UniversityMN$39,329$75,391$100,794+14%
28Hampden Sydney CollegeVA$52,107$75,158$97,271+14%
29East Central UniversityOK$35,940$75,158+14%
30Wheaton CollegeIL$46,663$74,959$91,987+13%
31Texas A&M UniversityTX$44,763$74,912$104,678+13%
32Saint John's UniversityMN$50,767$74,833$122,551+13%
33Angelo State UniversityTX$37,024$74,828$94,122+13%
34Worcester State UniversityMA$46,471$74,815$106,080+13%
35CUNY Queens CollegeNY$42,532$74,643$89,325+13%
36University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$45,785$74,635$111,214+13%
37McNeese State UniversityLA$38,573$74,301$106,080+12%
38Fairmont State UniversityWV$43,384$73,904+12%
39Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$50,381$73,728$95,830+12%
40Elmhurst UniversityIL$51,223$73,565$95,590+11%
41Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$47,611$73,402$86,929+11%
42Covenant CollegeGA$76,459$73,271+11%
43Loyola University ChicagoIL$40,622$73,190$110,369+11%
44Portland State UniversityOR$48,785$73,184$96,613+11%
45University of Houston - DowntownTX$44,777$73,157$113,650+11%
46University of ConnecticutCT$43,948$73,157$95,044+11%
47Bemidji State UniversityMN$39,425$72,912$90,582+10%
48University of New HavenCT$43,768$72,884+10%
49University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$51,170$72,839$98,055+10%
50University of Texas at DallasTX$44,775$72,814$99,535+10%
51Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN$56,312$72,585+10%
52Western Colorado UniversityCO$35,253$72,585$72,095+10%
53Texas Tech UniversityTX$43,497$72,537$105,223+10%
54University of VirginiaVA$44,569$72,285$120,315+9%
55University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$49,252$72,263$103,123+9%
56Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$40,416$72,242$100,222+9%
57Wabash CollegeIN$58,574$72,156+9%
58State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$42,214$71,871$103,053+9%
59Concordia College - MoorheadMN$35,700$71,728$136,647+9%
60University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$44,624$71,605$107,201+8%
61University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$45,840$71,536$88,826+8%
62Sam Houston State UniversityTX$46,280$71,403$93,095+8%
63Francis Marion UniversitySC$44,236$71,360$81,462+8%
64Dalton State CollegeGA$50,831$71,298+8%
65University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$44,307$71,197$104,628+8%
66Benedictine UniversityIL$47,119$71,115+8%
67Longwood UniversityVA$42,677$70,944$93,095+7%
68College of Saint BenedictMN$41,154$70,870$84,962+7%
69Shenandoah UniversityVA$33,666$70,870$84,962+7%
70University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$47,208$70,792$93,551+7%
71Monmouth CollegeIL$48,791$70,679$83,557+7%
72Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$48,612$70,660$88,675+7%
73Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$44,073$70,559$103,266+7%
74Hanover CollegeIN$49,399$70,527+7%
75Colorado School of MinesCO$47,521$70,527$90,114+7%
76University of IndianapolisIN$39,842$70,441+7%
77Binghamton UniversityNY$37,482$70,422$106,150+7%
78Lewis UniversityIL$47,540$70,412$97,899+7%
79Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$43,216$70,402$94,942+7%
80Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$38,460$70,298$123,489+6%
81Midwestern State UniversityTX$43,635$70,237$101,595+6%
82Georgia College & State UniversityGA$43,497$70,108$101,595+6%
83Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$45,300$70,098$95,724+6%
84University of UtahUT$43,892$69,984$96,151+6%
85University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$49,000$69,929$107,901+6%
86CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$50,106$69,871$82,631+6%
87Millikin UniversityIL$48,121$69,669$107,201+5%
88Utah Valley UniversityUT$45,525$69,584$78,170+5%
89Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$37,592$69,542$102,948+5%
90Augusta UniversityGA$39,919$69,536$83,557+5%
91University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$45,628$69,466$99,629+5%
92Indiana University SoutheastIN$41,308$69,441$84,610+5%
93Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$44,008$69,365$103,311+5%
94Wofford CollegeSC$46,142$69,325$110,470+5%
95SUNY College at GeneseoNY$34,783$69,209$102,996+5%
96Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend CollegePA$41,818$69,154$89,645+5%
97Illinois State UniversityIL$46,442$68,996$88,364+4%
98Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$41,785$68,911$84,822+4%
99University of AlabamaAL$44,762$68,736$101,968+4%
100Saint Olaf CollegeMN$39,081$68,702$111,686+4%
101Randolph CollegeVA$42,146$68,521$82,300+4%
102University of Colorado BoulderCO$41,202$68,521$92,759+4%
103Arizona State UniversityAZ$43,227$68,373$94,305+4%
104Miami UniversityOH$39,213$68,325$106,785+3%
105Weber State UniversityUT$48,487$68,310+3%
106North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$40,342$68,098$72,273+3%
107University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$49,464$68,062$93,465+3%
108CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$39,884$68,058$105,705+3%
109Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$43,618$68,045$93,285+3%
110University of Colorado DenverCO$41,357$68,022$94,989+3%
111Colorado State UniversityCO$44,897$67,994$98,448+3%
112University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$41,043$67,961$110,619+3%
113SUNY College of Environment Science & ForestryNY$37,984$67,887$84,962+3%
114Hamline UniversityMN$39,242$67,835$100,153+3%
115CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$35,402$67,804$107,710+3%
116State University of New York at AlbanyNY$36,997$67,654$91,326+2%
117Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$42,146$67,570+2%
118George Mason UniversityVA$43,711$67,489$99,629+2%
119Washington and Lee UniversityVA$39,425$67,465$120,903+2%
120State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$40,627$67,394$80,729+2%
121West Virginia UniversityWV$42,173$67,343$98,286+2%
122CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$37,316$67,343$65,590+2%
123Lamar UniversityTX$47,315$67,307$102,529+2%
124Utah State UniversityUT$39,675$66,961$96,791+1%
125Bridgewater CollegeVA$37,592$66,891$98,926+1%
126Purdue UniversityIN$45,024$66,856$95,624+1%
127Framingham State UniversityMA$46,967$66,779+1%
128Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$39,151$66,779$103,090+1%
129Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$43,791$66,514$90,582+1%
130University of ToledoOH$36,073$66,498$88,437+1%
131University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$43,216$66,395$91,987+1%
132Ohio State University (The)OH$41,602$66,395$97,664+1%
133Cleveland State UniversityOH$45,669$66,292$85,6640%
134University of OklahomaOK$37,271$66,197$88,3740%
135Clemson UniversitySC$43,147$66,156$89,2430%
136Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$39,222$66,137$99,9940%
137University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$41,288$66,057$80,0300%
138Bridgewater State UniversityMA$47,072$65,986$88,1930%
139Furman UniversitySC$37,302$65,840$93,9080%
140University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$47,435$65,748$81,8810%
141College of William & MaryVA$38,989$65,577$100,366-1%
142DePaul UniversityIL$46,298$65,563$94,656-1%
143University of Texas at San AntonioTX$45,111$65,560$92,196-1%
144Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$39,615$65,545$98,478-1%
145Georgia Southern UniversityGA$42,346$65,529$86,717-1%
146SUNY CortlandNY$42,214$65,511$86,929-1%
147University of Illinois ChicagoIL$37,394$65,507$91,460-1%
148Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$40,232$65,498$110,938-1%
149Oregon State UniversityOR$41,234$65,458$89,001-1%
150Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$39,139$65,458$91,987-1%
151University of MichiganMI$40,284$65,363$89,474-1%
152Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$40,342$65,353$89,717-1%
153University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$38,008$65,296$93,038-1%
154North Carolina Central UniversityNC$37,198$65,194$80,415-1%
155Indiana State UniversityIN$44,592$65,141$83,137-1%
156University of GeorgiaGA$38,888$65,111$87,615-1%
157North Carolina State UniversityNC$42,146$65,110$92,717-1%
158Valparaiso UniversityIN$42,146$64,996-2%
159Appalachian State UniversityNC$38,748$64,894$86,601-2%
160University of Illinois at SpringfieldIL$38,967$64,854$81,295-2%
161University of WyomingWY$47,645$64,798$78,439-2%
162James Madison UniversityVA$40,665$64,798$96,142-2%
163Youngstown State UniversityOH$36,591$64,679$131,216-2%
164Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$40,123$64,649$90,696-2%
165Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$38,967$64,645$80,729-2%
166Southern Utah UniversityUT$41,920$64,578-2%
167Kennesaw State UniversityGA$40,162$64,530$86,267-2%
168Norfolk State UniversityVA$34,376$64,523$85,664-2%
169Ohio UniversityOH$42,235$64,518$92,752-2%
170University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$42,812$64,413$88,155-2%
171Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$38,967$64,402-3%
172University of MaineME$35,115$64,402$82,614-3%
173University of Minnesota DuluthMN$37,279$64,314$81,601-3%
174Indiana University - NorthwestIN$47,574$64,257$122,445-3%
175Oklahoma State UniversityOK$45,398$64,175$76,015-3%
176Roanoke CollegeVA$46,821$64,138$87,351-3%
177University of Texas at TylerTX$45,451$64,138$72,585-3%
178Chicago State UniversityIL$39,216$64,122$77,146-3%
179Metropolitan State UniversityMN$45,751$64,085-3%
180University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$44,077$64,085$83,213-3%
181Marshall UniversityWV$35,681$63,993$97,883-3%
182Truman State UniversityMO$37,413$63,942$92,387-3%
183College of CharlestonSC$36,138$63,942$89,791-3%
184Lander UniversitySC$43,170$63,826$76,015-3%
185University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$40,660$63,813$85,195-3%
186Winona State UniversityMN$42,262$63,800$79,389-3%
187Purdue University NorthwestIN$40,113$63,681$74,696-4%
188University of OregonOR$41,405$63,676$91,579-4%
189University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$43,262$63,662$81,252-4%
190St. Catherine UniversityMN$37,897$63,610$110,705-4%
191University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$40,280$63,575$79,427-4%
192East Carolina UniversityNC$39,444$63,556$87,964-4%
193University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$46,024$63,496$85,664-4%
194Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$43,047$63,467$77,790-4%
195State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$40,223$63,258$77,273-4%
196University of Texas at El PasoTX$38,365$63,197$75,158-4%
197Georgia State UniversityGA$37,436$63,177$86,440-4%
198Emory & Henry CollegeVA$41,695$63,170$99,535-4%
199University of CincinnatiOH$43,255$63,044$82,517-5%
200Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$43,407$63,015$79,136-5%
201Texas Southern UniversityTX$39,352$63,015$86,367-5%
202City College of New York - CUNYNY$36,215$62,920$102,425-5%
203Winthrop UniversitySC$44,688$62,818$81,043-5%
204Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$43,588$62,818$94,170-5%
205University of North GeorgiaGA$42,674$62,818$82,803-5%
206Concord UniversityWV$39,474$62,818$94,389-5%
207State University of New York at New PaltzNY$37,683$62,818$88,730-5%
208Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$37,316$62,818$79,787-5%
209State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$36,837$62,818$79,517-5%
210Ball State UniversityIN$38,886$62,711$86,230-5%
211State University of New York at BuffaloNY$36,981$62,663$91,701-5%
212Wright State UniversityOH$37,122$62,576$80,046-5%
213University of North TexasTX$40,823$62,528$91,706-5%
214Northeastern State UniversityOK$50,129$62,446-5%
215University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$40,093$62,434$85,513-5%
216CUNY York CollegeNY$30,005$62,393$115,056-6%
217Northern Illinois UniversityIL$41,861$62,298$80,787-6%
218University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$33,449$62,287$93,054-6%
219Radford UniversityVA$41,169$62,238$90,933-6%
220Western Illinois UniversityIL$41,424$62,208$80,842-6%
221Christopher Newport UniversityVA$40,944$62,192$89,880-6%
222University of Southern IndianaIN$38,246$62,158$83,858-6%
223University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$36,215$62,132$89,305-6%
224University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$36,736$62,129$88,088-6%
225Old Dominion UniversityVA$43,791$62,119$77,901-6%
226State University of New York at OneontaNY$37,086$62,075$84,962-6%
227St. Cloud State UniversityMN$43,122$61,969$86,533-6%
228University of IowaIA$39,010$61,746$83,065-7%
229Macalester CollegeMN$38,309$61,737$92,330-7%
230Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$38,429$61,716$83,105-7%
231Virginia State UniversityVA$40,113$61,630$80,624-7%
232Albany State UniversityGA$35,391$61,630$77,524-7%
233Texas Woman's UniversityTX$37,763$61,545$79,032-7%
234University of South Carolina - AikenSC$41,115$61,498$79,787-7%
235University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$38,515$61,441$82,803-7%
236Shawnee State UniversityOH$49,855$61,332-7%
237Louisiana State University in ShreveportLA$44,206$61,332$97,751-7%
238Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$39,752$61,332$82,718-7%
239University of Central MissouriMO$36,674$61,332$68,702-7%
240University of Akron (The)OH$42,292$61,278$73,307-7%
241SUNY at FredoniaNY$35,528$61,268$80,729-7%
242University of West GeorgiaGA$42,027$61,161$81,610-7%
243University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$41,326$61,147$65,986-7%
244University of South DakotaSD$32,883$61,036$84,400-8%
245Berry CollegeGA$31,159$60,997$104,709-8%
246Tarleton State UniversityTX$45,210$60,942$86,086-8%
247Carleton CollegeMN$40,868$60,908$98,621-8%
248Westfield State UniversityMA$53,647$60,696-8%
249University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$37,164$60,590$84,448-8%
250Hampton UniversityVA$35,430$60,590$98,639-8%
251Southern Oregon UniversityOR$39,458$60,533$87,772-8%
252University of Mary WashingtonVA$37,257$60,508$83,153-8%
253Bethany Lutheran CollegeMN$44,398$60,442-8%
254University of New Orleans (The)LA$37,352$60,413$99,192-9%
255Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$31,750$60,342-9%
256Fort Lewis CollegeCO$39,337$60,196$80,579-9%
257University of Central OklahomaOK$35,940$60,118-9%
258Western Oregon UniversityOR$36,019$59,989$72,585-9%
259Newberry CollegeSC$44,087$59,848$64,718-9%
260Spelman CollegeGA$43,047$59,848-9%
261Erskine CollegeSC$42,776$59,848$102,295-9%
262Kent State UniversityOH$38,869$59,809$81,500-9%
263Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$38,886$59,786$81,952-9%
264University of Minnesota MorrisMN$37,984$59,742$82,107-10%
265Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN$44,502$59,422$82,300-10%
266University of Northern ColoradoCO$38,435$59,402$70,703-10%
267Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$40,416$59,396$82,831-10%
268SUNY College at BrockportNY$37,450$59,340$72,377-10%
269University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$32,438$59,253$64,402-10%
270South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD$36,832$59,211$86,780-10%
271Eureka CollegeIL$29,388$59,105-11%
272Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$38,279$58,858-11%
273University of Montana (The)MT$36,139$58,659$76,745-11%
274Indiana University - South BendIN$48,487$58,609$79,032-11%
275Cameron UniversityOK$37,132$58,574-11%
276University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$40,944$58,485$85,364-11%
277University of Northern IowaIA$39,533$58,337$73,347-12%
278Missouri State UniversityMO$37,041$58,160$88,538-12%
279Purdue University Fort WayneIN$46,321$58,100$73,442-12%
280Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$39,505$57,971$81,671-12%
281University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$38,341$57,867$68,758-12%
282College of Saint ScholasticaMN$34,289$57,769$84,400-13%
283SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$33,372$57,652$67,449-13%
284Northern State UniversitySD$40,883$57,619-13%
285University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$37,774$57,503$82,803-13%
286Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$42,146$57,434$77,524-13%
287Missouri Western State UniversityMO$38,649$57,124$88,614-14%
288Columbus State UniversityGA$40,465$56,877$70,298-14%
289Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$39,793$56,877$88,977-14%
290Valdosta State UniversityGA$37,346$56,812$76,204-14%
291Sul Ross State UniversityTX$40,342$56,563$112,807-14%
292Fort Valley State UniversityGA$33,209$56,312$86,367-15%
293Salem State UniversityMA$42,505$56,106$84,400-15%
294Grambling State UniversityLA$38,202$56,106$61,827-15%
295University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$35,853$56,082$72,814-15%
296University of LynchburgVA$43,271$56,069$87,772-15%
297Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$43,433$55,859$88,708-15%
298Western Carolina UniversityNC$33,941$55,735$70,788-16%
299South Dakota State UniversitySD$39,139$55,713$79,787-16%
300Bowling Green State UniversityOH$37,834$55,497$79,032-16%
301Montana State University BozemanMT$35,952$55,411$74,200-16%
302University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$34,194$55,181$80,077-16%
303Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$40,716$54,993$78,170-17%
304Montana Technological UniversityMT$25,504$54,993$94,389-17%
305Adams State UniversityCO$37,408$54,404$64,718-18%
306Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$41,887$54,051$78,843-18%
307Agnes Scott CollegeGA$32,077$54,051-18%
308Texas A&M International UniversityTX$31,416$54,051-18%
309Colorado State University-PuebloCO$38,377$53,520$82,300-19%
310Black Hills State UniversitySD$31,621$53,219$70,135-19%
311Eastern Oregon UniversityOR$39,556$53,107$69,154-20%
312Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$31,679$51,694$67,887-22%
313Fayetteville State UniversityNC$34,840$50,539$98,392-23%
314South Carolina State UniversitySC$24,853$50,381$73,565-24%
315University of Southern MaineME$32,768$50,215$62,260-24%
316University of Maine - FarmingtonME$31,171$49,659$61,332-25%
317College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$29,557$48,144-27%
318Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$34,668$48,066$69,154-27%
319Savannah State UniversityGA$36,805$47,270$63,346-28%
320University of Hawaii at HiloHI$35,409$46,298$79,787-30%
321Earlham CollegeIN$71,441$44,849-32%
322Liberty UniversityVA$51,694
323Clayton State UniversityGA$47,802
324Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA$47,119
325Fitchburg State UniversityMA$46,435
326University of South Carolina UpstateSC$46,055
327Ferrum CollegeVA$45,075
328Texas Southmost CollegeTX$43,722
329Dominican UniversityIL$37,592
330Hollins UniversityVA$37,247
331Columbia CollegeSC$37,198
332New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY$36,215

Master's

national median $83,137 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Oklahoma State UniversityOK$110,564$153,287+84%
2University of HoustonTX$81,357$131,541$167,255+58%
3University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$90,837$129,123$148,888+55%
4Christopher Newport UniversityVA$87,983$121,802$140,924+47%
5University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$76,644$115,169$143,684+39%
6University of Arizona (The)AZ$91,706$112,147$145,190+35%
7University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$99,192$111,686+34%
8University of Texas at AustinTX$73,336$110,788$136,818+33%
9Colorado School of MinesCO$80,037$106,226$150,019+28%
10Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$62,224$105,799$111,872+27%
11Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$61,630$103,464$122,253+24%
12University of Texas at DallasTX$53,793$101,795$130,284+22%
13University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$76,186$100,394+21%
14Cleveland State UniversityOH$74,129$99,192$116,555+19%
15CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$34,421$98,392+18%
16DePaul UniversityIL$78,915$98,232$114,363+18%
17Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$71,728$97,859+18%
18Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$80,289$97,731$123,282+18%
19Western Illinois UniversityIL$53,926$97,160$87,772+17%
20Sacred Heart UniversityCT$63,270$97,110$125,457+17%
21George Mason UniversityVA$76,854$96,448$125,175+16%
22Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$57,619$96,190$118,055+16%
23Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$84,347$95,660$107,948+15%
24University of OklahomaOK$63,651$94,389+14%
25Lamar UniversityTX$54,563$94,274$131,003+13%
26Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$79,517$94,046+13%
27University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$71,899$93,589+13%
28Texas A&M UniversityTX$69,095$93,541$123,186+13%
29Texas Tech UniversityTX$66,690$92,216$117,305+11%
30Appalachian State UniversityNC$74,015$91,987$99,192+11%
31Montana Technological UniversityMT$71,002$91,987$100,794+11%
32Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$65,669$91,987$111,686+11%
33University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$63,874$91,706$115,260+10%
34Texas State UniversityTX$62,158$91,603$110,004+10%
35University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$62,818$90,933$124,051+9%
36State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$55,817$90,582$91,987+9%
37West Virginia UniversityWV$68,928$89,527$106,692+8%
38University of OregonOR$71,645$89,289$110,457+7%
39City College of New York - CUNYNY$55,935$89,177$123,601+7%
40University of North TexasTX$61,167$87,772$123,601+6%
41University of Colorado DenverCO$52,636$87,070$96,791+5%
42University of Colorado BoulderCO$65,435$86,111$110,857+4%
43Utah State UniversityUT$65,122$85,965+3%
44Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$63,522$85,898$110,354+3%
45Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$59,187$85,775$110,315+3%
46University of Texas at El PasoTX$59,476$85,523$103,276+3%
47University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$64,682$85,473$110,004+3%
48State University of New York at AlbanyNY$47,750$84,962$109,603+2%
49University of MichiganMI$33,270$84,962$119,554+2%
50University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$59,748$83,858$116,020+1%
51Binghamton UniversityNY$54,615$83,557$110,405+1%
52Colorado State UniversityCO$66,427$83,321$99,9380%
53University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$60,696$83,297$111,3730%
54University of New Orleans (The)LA$64,578$83,137$110,7050%
55East Carolina UniversityNC$56,462$83,018$111,8720%
56University of UtahUT$68,098$82,9290%
57University of AlabamaAL$71,115$82,763$124,0510%
58Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$53,696$82,614$110,564-1%
59CUNY Queens CollegeNY$58,363$82,426$122,253-1%
60Youngstown State UniversityOH$57,991$82,048$88,921-1%
61Purdue UniversityIN$63,324$81,969$93,733-1%
62University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$33,241$81,961$120,302-1%
63Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$62,818$81,917$105,907-1%
64CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$33,185$81,817$101,595-2%
65University of Montana (The)MT$59,848$81,561$95,349-2%
66University of VirginiaVA$69,400$81,462$99,793-2%
67North Carolina State UniversityNC$58,497$80,376$103,104-3%
68University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$58,292$80,325$104,398-3%
69Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$56,272$79,787$96,105-4%
70University of ToledoOH$52,107$79,787$90,114-4%
71State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$35,601$79,607$123,601-4%
72Portland State UniversityOR$61,969$79,588$108,001-4%
73University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$61,926$79,368-5%
74Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$62,132$79,247$95,990-5%
75College of William & MaryVA$45,751$79,247$107,201-5%
76University of Akron (The)OH$61,630$79,100$105,332-5%
77Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$55,817$79,079$86,191-5%
78University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$65,035$78,843-5%
79Clemson UniversitySC$65,859$78,738$103,997-5%
80University of WyomingWY$62,181$78,709$94,389-5%
81Illinois State UniversityIL$60,342$78,586$94,389-5%
82University of Texas at San AntonioTX$67,654$78,415$80,415-6%
83Ohio State University (The)OH$60,484$78,320$104,864-6%
84University of ConnecticutCT$46,298$78,215-6%
85University of Minnesota DuluthMN$57,991$78,170$99,192-6%
86University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$57,867$77,901-6%
87Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$63,451$77,691$74,301-7%
88Oregon State UniversityOR$60,875$77,524$91,987-7%
89Miami UniversityOH$51,875$77,146$97,992-7%
90Wright State UniversityOH$62,548$76,816$91,987-8%
91University of Illinois ChicagoIL$62,075$76,701$99,192-8%
92Kent State UniversityOH$60,045$76,554$84,494-8%
93Northern Illinois UniversityIL$59,643$76,393$93,908-8%
94University of CincinnatiOH$56,877$76,393$100,721-8%
95University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$60,272$76,330$89,578-8%
96Norfolk State UniversityVA$64,402$76,015-9%
97Arizona State UniversityAZ$47,392$76,015$103,464-9%
98University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$66,937$75,586$101,595-9%
99Ball State UniversityIN$56,473$75,158$87,244-10%
100State University of New York at BuffaloNY$50,177$75,120$92,467-10%
101Bowling Green State UniversityOH$52,251$75,035$98,592-10%
102McNeese State UniversityLA$57,726$74,986$101,595-10%
103Georgia State UniversityGA$53,343$74,986$90,747-10%
104University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$56,688$74,872$98,163-10%
105University of GeorgiaGA$63,874$74,301$95,830-11%
106University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$56,595$74,055$91,987-11%
107University of Northern IowaIA$54,051$73,958-11%
108Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$54,051$73,442-12%
109University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$59,805$73,181$82,850-12%
110University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$42,387$72,371$107,201-13%
111CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$54,453$71,441-14%
112University of IowaIA$54,158$71,441$91,987-14%
113Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$59,105$71,298$115,056-14%
114University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$54,146$71,278$81,420-14%
115North Carolina Central UniversityNC$48,698$71,060$79,157-15%
116Ohio UniversityOH$65,353$70,298$105,332-15%
117Missouri State UniversityMO$48,487$69,890$86,929-16%
118SUNY College of Environment Science & ForestryNY$44,549$68,702-17%
119Montana State University BozemanMT$54,365$67,746$81,843-19%
120Old Dominion UniversityVA$43,047$67,412$88,614-19%
121Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$54,898$67,042$102,715-19%
122South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD$47,243$64,930$78,278-22%
123University of MaineME$45,075$64,402-23%
124Indiana State UniversityIN$46,435$63,451-24%
125University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$58,956$61,827-26%
126North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$44,398$61,332-26%
127Marshall UniversityWV$55,060$60,076$74,055-28%
128Western Carolina UniversityNC$47,392$59,848$74,872-28%
129University of Northern ColoradoCO$54,333$58,734$76,015-29%
130University of South DakotaSD$63,610$56,312$84,962-32%
131Hampton UniversityVA$79,787$55,464-33%
132Sam Houston State UniversityTX$49,171$55,464$79,787-33%
133Penn State World CampusPA$92,948
134Sul Ross State UniversityTX$75,329
135Furman UniversitySC$63,723$98,392
136South Dakota State UniversitySD$61,332
137Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$59,353
138Texas Woman's UniversityTX$47,802
139Georgia Southern UniversityGA$43,047
140Loyola University ChicagoIL$38,509

Associate

national median $51,515 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Empire State UniversityNY$62,177$72,761$85,473+41%
2Casper CollegeWY$43,497$72,585$79,787+41%
3Northern Oklahoma CollegeOK$31,905$63,874+24%
4College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$30,099$61,411$89,177+19%
5San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX$37,701$60,442$84,822+17%
6San Antonio CollegeTX$36,368$58,476$67,967+14%
7Tyler Junior CollegeTX$32,492$58,150$69,841+13%
8Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$32,595$56,877+10%
9CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY$36,334$55,975$71,130+9%
10Vermilion Community CollegeMN$40,834$55,935+9%
11University of CincinnatiOH$34,494$54,757+6%
12Blinn CollegeTX$28,611$54,615$107,201+6%
13Kingsborough Community College/CUNYNY$23,771$54,051+5%
14Hocking Technical CollegeOH$41,308$53,107$67,174+3%
15Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK$26,756$52,460+2%
16Queensborough Community College-CUNYNY$29,582$52,140$72,356+1%
17Austin Community CollegeTX$44,276$51,929$54,993+1%
18Del Mar CollegeTX$35,528$51,789+1%
19CUNY Bronx Community CollegeNY$29,124$51,737$64,9300%
20New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY$30,287$51,515$71,5550%
21Grayson CollegeTX$25,998$51,223$43,047-1%
22Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$24,148$51,223$58,363-1%
23CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY$32,016$50,831$70,939-1%
24Tulsa Community CollegeOK$31,340$50,636-2%
25South Texas CollegeTX$32,101$49,764$71,026-3%
26CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY$31,611$48,698$75,444-5%
27Hostos Community College of the City University of New YorkNY$28,013$46,298$64,578-10%
28Richard Bland CollegeVA$27,076$44,687$56,582-13%
29Rose State CollegeOK$69,154
30Odessa CollegeTX$49,582
31Central Wyoming CollegeWY$46,663
32Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT$34,351

Doctoral (Research)

national median $107,017 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioTX$145,118$191,993$189,380+79%
2University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$85,430$133,920+25%
3University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$94,869$130,533+22%
4Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$63,240$128,182$138,999+20%
5University of Texas at AustinTX$85,015$126,197$144,946+18%
6University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$81,774$126,011$155,297+18%
7Colorado School of MinesCO$88,374$125,817$165,855+18%
8University of Arizona (The)AZ$85,965$123,409$144,939+15%
9University of MichiganMI$74,301$117,848$140,605+10%
10University of ConnecticutCT$75,224$115,982+8%
11University of Akron (The)OH$75,898$115,783$143,917+8%
12University of Texas at DallasTX$85,281$115,698$150,773+8%
13University of UtahUT$67,435$114,494+7%
14Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$72,087$113,053$135,810+6%
15Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$74,007$112,267$135,105+5%
16University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$73,324$111,787$141,496+4%
17Purdue UniversityIN$73,751$110,871$137,387+4%
18State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$69,366$110,705$136,518+3%
19University of HoustonTX$63,157$110,137$141,024+3%
20Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$69,941$109,526$138,999+2%
21University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$74,110$107,644$129,714+1%
22Oregon State UniversityOR$72,077$107,563$123,814+1%
23College of William & MaryVA$77,093$107,201$132,6490%
24University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$74,571$107,201$137,3720%
25Loyola University ChicagoIL$69,154$107,2010%
26Texas A&M UniversityTX$70,189$107,017$131,1640%
27North Carolina State UniversityNC$72,214$106,347$122,083-1%
28University of Illinois ChicagoIL$64,930$106,150$133,708-1%
29Ohio State University (The)OH$67,967$105,774$126,123-1%
30University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$68,774$105,519-1%
31Colorado State UniversityCO$70,389$105,044$120,780-2%
32State University of New York at BuffaloNY$72,585$104,958$133,355-2%
33George Mason UniversityVA$77,273$104,709-2%
34Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$67,174$104,398$116,180-2%
35Clemson UniversitySC$71,384$103,464$113,326-3%
36SUNY College of Environment Science & ForestryNY$66,514$102,715-4%
37University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$65,710$102,325$114,734-4%
38University of VirginiaVA$66,819$101,030$136,580-6%
39University of Texas at San AntonioTX$66,690$100,908-6%
40University of Colorado BoulderCO$69,742$100,806$129,625-6%
41CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$65,634$100,794$122,083-6%
42Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$72,462$100,633$122,149-6%
43Arizona State UniversityAZ$64,735$100,487$131,944-6%
44University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$74,301$98,926$137,185-8%
45West Virginia UniversityWV$67,327$98,163$115,506-8%
46University of OklahomaOK$69,900$97,992-8%
47University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$69,498$97,476$127,241-9%
48University of Texas at El PasoTX$74,872$96,791$115,056-10%
49Hampton UniversityVA$65,986$96,791-10%
50Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$62,552$96,190$123,847-10%
51Binghamton UniversityNY$60,761$94,869-11%
52University of North TexasTX$72,286$94,516$134,767-12%
53University of GeorgiaGA$61,903$94,503$119,232-12%
54Cleveland State UniversityOH$63,134$94,389$105,332-12%
55University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$59,989$94,046$114,494-12%
56Miami UniversityOH$57,781$93,965$115,698-12%
57University of IowaIA$61,218$93,643$116,662-12%
58University of AlabamaAL$66,741$93,487$106,080-13%
59Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$61,408$92,343$113,113-14%
60University of OregonOR$65,986$91,987$114,831-14%
61University of New Orleans (The)LA$53,767$91,460$112,807-15%
62Bowling Green State UniversityOH$52,093$90,782$110,004-15%
63University of CincinnatiOH$67,213$90,582$102,889-15%
64University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$60,679$90,481$130,816-15%
65Montana State University BozemanMT$65,106$90,071$111,872-16%
66Northern Illinois UniversityIL$66,229$89,880$101,595-16%
67University of ToledoOH$58,641$89,880$109,070-16%
68University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$63,170$89,458-16%
69Georgia State UniversityGA$56,612$89,458$99,848-16%
70Kent State UniversityOH$65,590$89,177$111,205-17%
71Utah State UniversityUT$72,585$87,772-18%
72State University of New York at AlbanyNY$67,154$87,772$109,749-18%
73University of WyomingWY$66,831$87,772$106,080-18%
74University of Montana (The)MT$57,619$87,170$97,751-19%
75Portland State UniversityOR$77,430$86,717-19%
76University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$69,841$84,962-21%
77Ohio UniversityOH$59,940$84,400$106,640-21%
78Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$59,649$83,179$114,734-22%
79Texas Tech UniversityTX$60,696$82,300$119,554-23%
80Old Dominion UniversityVA$64,122$78,843$95,189-26%
81South Dakota State UniversitySD$63,874$76,015-29%
82Oklahoma State UniversityOK$56,544$72,156-33%
83Norfolk State UniversityVA$108,603
84University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$68,702
85University of MaineME$65,035
86University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$64,402
87University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$56,877
88University of South DakotaSD$54,453

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Hawaii at HiloHI$28,969