Rank |
School |
Program |
New Grad Median Pay |
Early Career Pay |
Sample Size |
1 |
University of Arizona |
Physics |
$66,451 |
$59,846 |
38 |
2 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus |
Engineering Physics |
$62,238 |
N/A |
16 |
3 |
University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
Engineering Physics |
$61,446 |
$70,434 |
33 |
4 |
Murray State University |
Engineering Physics |
$59,115 |
N/A |
23 |
5 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach |
Engineering Physics |
$58,469 |
N/A |
17 |
6 |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
Physics |
$55,752 |
N/A |
18 |
7 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
Physics |
$55,521 |
N/A |
35 |
8 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Physics |
$55,327 |
$56,175 |
33 |
9 |
Columbia College Chicago |
Physics |
$54,861 |
N/A |
17 |
10 |
Fordham University |
Engineering Physics |
$53,359 |
N/A |
21 |
11 |
University of Chicago |
Physics |
$52,578 |
$47,542 |
35 |
12 |
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus |
Physics |
$52,362 |
N/A |
24 |
13 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College |
Physics |
$50,536 |
$38,801 |
21 |
14 |
Grace College and Theological Seminary |
Engineering Physics |
$50,159 |
N/A |
24 |
15 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
Physics |
$49,863 |
$60,670 |
43 |
16 |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Physics |
$48,888 |
$53,039 |
17 |
17 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Engineering Physics |
$48,606 |
$90,556 |
38 |
18 |
University of Maryland-College Park |
Physics |
$48,534 |
$55,262 |
33 |
19 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$48,487 |
$63,608 |
43 |
20 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Physics |
$47,882 |
$44,515 |
32 |
21 |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
Engineering Physics |
$47,652 |
N/A |
18 |
22 |
California State University-San Marcos |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$46,580 |
N/A |
26 |
23 |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Physics |
$46,468 |
N/A |
18 |
24 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$46,292 |
N/A |
17 |
25 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Physics |
$45,916 |
N/A |
24 |
26 |
California State University-Sacramento |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$45,587 |
N/A |
21 |
27 |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$45,498 |
N/A |
17 |
28 |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Physics |
$45,482 |
N/A |
26 |
29 |
University of Delaware |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$45,447 |
N/A |
23 |
30 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus |
Physics |
$45,021 |
$57,237 |
27 |
31 |
University of Kansas |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$44,752 |
N/A |
28 |
32 |
University of South Florida |
Physics |
$44,598 |
$57,060 |
30 |
33 |
Purdue University-Main Campus |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$44,361 |
N/A |
18 |
34 |
University of California-Berkeley |
Physics |
$43,877 |
$55,184 |
55 |
35 |
Western Washington University |
Physics |
$43,871 |
N/A |
16 |
36 |
Colorado School of Mines |
Engineering Physics |
$43,721 |
$77,926 |
28 |
37 |
California State University-Long Beach |
Physics |
$43,640 |
$50,293 |
30 |
38 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$43,408 |
N/A |
21 |
39 |
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$43,279 |
$55,004 |
23 |
40 |
Bridgewater College |
Physics |
$43,024 |
N/A |
17 |
41 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Physics |
$43,015 |
N/A |
34 |
42 |
University of Missouri-St Louis |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$42,918 |
$41,918 |
40 |
43 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
Physics |
$42,865 |
$50,208 |
40 |
44 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Astronomy and Astrophysics |
$42,770 |
N/A |
23 |
45 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Physics |
$42,728 |
N/A |
35 |
46 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Physics |
$42,452 |
$52,202 |
62 |
47 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Physics |
$42,448 |
$79,810 |
21 |
48 |
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art |
Astronomy and Astrophysics |
$42,379 |
N/A |
16 |
49 |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Physics |
$42,374 |
N/A |
26 |
50 |
Georgia State University |
Physics |
$42,096 |
N/A |
20 |
51 |
University of Utah |
Physics |
$41,887 |
$50,170 |
31 |
52 |
University of California-San Diego |
Physics |
$41,524 |
$61,161 |
46 |
53 |
California State University-East Bay |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$41,513 |
N/A |
25 |
54 |
Brigham Young University |
Physics |
$40,730 |
N/A |
16 |
55 |
Brandeis University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$40,712 |
N/A |
18 |
56 |
California State University-Sacramento |
Physics |
$40,387 |
N/A |
16 |
57 |
Georgia College & State University |
Physics |
$39,716 |
N/A |
18 |
58 |
Texas A & M University-College Station |
Physics |
$39,684 |
N/A |
23 |
59 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$39,509 |
$57,076 |
110 |
60 |
Bowdoin College |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$39,454 |
N/A |
16 |
61 |
Central Connecticut State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$39,406 |
$38,182 |
25 |
62 |
Grand Valley State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$39,331 |
N/A |
16 |
63 |
Portland State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$39,299 |
N/A |
25 |
64 |
The University of Texas at Arlington |
Physics |
$39,091 |
$53,415 |
19 |
65 |
University of San Diego |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$38,981 |
$62,179 |
19 |
66 |
University of California-Santa Cruz |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$38,972 |
$39,274 |
54 |
67 |
San Jose State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$38,953 |
$63,547 |
22 |
68 |
Boston University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$38,708 |
$41,073 |
82 |
69 |
Cornell University |
Physics |
$38,630 |
N/A |
21 |
70 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
Physics |
$38,470 |
$56,903 |
70 |
71 |
Illinois State University |
Physics |
$38,331 |
N/A |
19 |
72 |
SUNY at Albany |
Physics |
$37,974 |
$46,006 |
21 |
73 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Physics |
$37,333 |
N/A |
18 |
74 |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$37,312 |
$38,270 |
21 |
75 |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Astronomy and Astrophysics |
$37,212 |
$43,521 |
31 |
76 |
Michigan State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$36,979 |
$48,122 |
59 |
77 |
University of Massachusetts-Boston |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$36,866 |
$53,914 |
20 |
78 |
Tufts University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$36,693 |
N/A |
16 |
79 |
Indiana University-Bloomington |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$36,680 |
N/A |
21 |
80 |
Florida State University |
Physics |
$36,649 |
N/A |
18 |
81 |
University of California-Santa Cruz |
Physics |
$36,552 |
N/A |
18 |
82 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$36,488 |
$54,470 |
55 |
83 |
University of Northern Colorado |
Physics |
$36,341 |
N/A |
17 |
84 |
Rutgers University-Newark |
Physics |
$36,245 |
$58,946 |
60 |
85 |
Cornell College |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$36,103 |
N/A |
19 |
86 |
San Francisco State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$36,024 |
$51,709 |
46 |
87 |
University of North Texas |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$35,857 |
N/A |
24 |
88 |
SUNY College at Oswego |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$35,818 |
N/A |
18 |
89 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$35,592 |
N/A |
23 |
90 |
University of California-Davis |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$35,570 |
$48,652 |
173 |
91 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion |
Physics |
$35,484 |
$45,593 |
40 |
92 |
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus |
Physics |
$35,441 |
N/A |
20 |
93 |
California State University-Los Angeles |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$35,378 |
N/A |
31 |
94 |
California State University-Long Beach |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$35,185 |
$46,266 |
39 |
95 |
Boston College |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,995 |
$41,829 |
24 |
96 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh |
Physics |
$34,952 |
N/A |
25 |
97 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,941 |
$45,273 |
130 |
98 |
Michigan State University |
Physics |
$34,929 |
$47,786 |
32 |
99 |
Washington State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,926 |
N/A |
22 |
100 |
Miami University-Oxford |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,610 |
N/A |
17 |
101 |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,609 |
$40,470 |
41 |
102 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
Physics |
$34,598 |
N/A |
16 |
103 |
Rowan University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,551 |
$53,998 |
32 |
104 |
Indiana University-Bloomington |
Physics |
$34,543 |
N/A |
17 |
105 |
Western Washington University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,529 |
N/A |
26 |
106 |
University of Oregon |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,527 |
N/A |
18 |
107 |
University at Buffalo |
Physics |
$34,444 |
N/A |
17 |
108 |
Texas State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,379 |
$45,375 |
27 |
109 |
Kennesaw State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,363 |
$34,542 |
20 |
110 |
Brigham Young University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$34,189 |
$23,177 |
28 |
111 |
University of California-San Diego |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$33,915 |
$43,963 |
370 |
112 |
University of Iowa |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$33,574 |
N/A |
28 |
113 |
New York University |
Physics |
$33,529 |
N/A |
41 |
114 |
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus |
Physics |
$33,424 |
N/A |
18 |
115 |
University of California-Irvine |
Physics |
$33,381 |
N/A |
33 |
116 |
Vassar College |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$32,713 |
N/A |
17 |
117 |
University of Maryland-Baltimore County |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$32,586 |
$42,312 |
46 |
118 |
Appalachian State University |
Physics |
$32,537 |
N/A |
22 |
119 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$32,372 |
$39,617 |
28 |
120 |
Montclair State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$32,315 |
N/A |
40 |
121 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$32,273 |
$41,847 |
26 |
122 |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
Physics |
$32,252 |
$39,427 |
33 |
123 |
Rowan University |
Physics |
$31,968 |
$54,666 |
37 |
124 |
University of Maryland-College Park |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$31,708 |
$38,543 |
32 |
125 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$31,684 |
$45,012 |
84 |
126 |
Towson University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$31,494 |
$61,706 |
26 |
127 |
Temple University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$31,460 |
$45,367 |
46 |
128 |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$31,415 |
$40,074 |
212 |
129 |
New York University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$31,324 |
N/A |
42 |
130 |
Boise State University |
Physics |
$31,275 |
N/A |
21 |
131 |
The University of Texas at San Antonio |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$30,886 |
N/A |
25 |
132 |
Syracuse University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$30,485 |
N/A |
24 |
133 |
Gonzaga University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$30,368 |
N/A |
17 |
134 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$30,316 |
$40,657 |
91 |
135 |
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$30,264 |
N/A |
30 |
136 |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
Physics |
$30,120 |
$76,364 |
27 |
137 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$30,110 |
$43,772 |
90 |
138 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$30,054 |
$41,010 |
142 |
139 |
Calvin University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,889 |
N/A |
24 |
140 |
Colorado State University-Fort Collins |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,864 |
$52,096 |
29 |
141 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,853 |
$42,747 |
160 |
142 |
University of Minnesota-Duluth |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,708 |
$43,360 |
53 |
143 |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,705 |
$51,057 |
29 |
144 |
California State University-Chico |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,598 |
N/A |
19 |
145 |
Clemson University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,496 |
N/A |
30 |
146 |
California State University-San Bernardino |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,377 |
N/A |
33 |
147 |
Loyola University Chicago |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,376 |
$47,488 |
35 |
148 |
Villanova University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,334 |
N/A |
16 |
149 |
Iowa State University |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,313 |
$40,433 |
26 |
150 |
Texas A & M University-College Station |
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
$29,256 |
N/A |
23 |