Best Schools for Physics - Top Salaries

#1

M

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

$84,653

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 4.7%

#2

C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$74,531

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,630

Graduates: 21

Acceptance: 8.2%

#3

N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$74,200

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 5.7%

#4

D

DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Private

$69,338

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 73.5%

#5

R

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$69,338

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,448

Graduates: 21

Acceptance: 58.5%

#6

U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$67,660

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 12.4%

#7

U

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Public

$64,791

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $66,451

Graduates: 38

Acceptance: 85.7%

#8

C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$61,516

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $30,120

Graduates: 27

Acceptance: 29.8%

#9

P

Portland State University

Portland, OR · Public

$60,161

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 90.9%

#10

C

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

$59,417

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 21.1%

#11

U

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public

$57,318

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 71.7%

#12

T

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX · Public

$57,318

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 65.5%

#13

C

California State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA · Public

$57,318

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 95.7%

#14

T

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX · Public

$54,713

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,091

Graduates: 19

Acceptance: 81.3%

#15

W

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA · Private

$54,661

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 86.8%

#16

U

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH · Public

$53,358

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 86.9%

#17

B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$52,733

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,730

Graduates: 16

Acceptance: 69.2%

#18

U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$52,289

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 16.9%

#19

S

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, AR · Public

$52,107

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $52,362

Graduates: 24

Acceptance: 66.6%

#20

U

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Public

$52,107

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $49,863

Graduates: 43

Acceptance: 27.8%

#21

M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$52,107

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,929

Graduates: 32

Acceptance: 83.9%

#22

F

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$50,231

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,649

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 25.4%

#23

C

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA · Public

$50,022

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,252

Graduates: 33

Acceptance: 73.7%

#24

U

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · Public

$48,432

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,887

Graduates: 31

Acceptance: 87.2%

#25

W

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA · Public

$48,432

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,871

Graduates: 16

Acceptance: 91.3%

#26

U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $48,534

Graduates: 33

Acceptance: 44.8%

#27

R

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private

$47,260

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 71.4%

#28

O

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,021

Graduates: 27

Acceptance: 50.8%

#29

J

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public

$47,260

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 76.3%

#30

U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$46,620

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,470

Graduates: 70

Acceptance: 42.5%

#31

U

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA · Public

$46,620

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,470

Graduates: 70

Acceptance: 91.8%

#32

S

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD · Public

$46,087

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 88.6%

#33

T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$45,383

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,452

Graduates: 62

Acceptance: 29.1%

#34

V

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private

$45,198

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 25.1%

#35

U

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

$44,971

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,524

Graduates: 46

Acceptance: 24.5%

#36

M

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN · Public

$44,747

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,333

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 68.0%

#37

R

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · Public

$44,170

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,968

Graduates: 37

Acceptance: 77.8%

#38

U

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Public

$43,426

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 77.0%

#39

U

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI · Public

$43,240

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,468

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 73.3%

#40

C

Carleton College

Northfield, MN · Private

$42,774

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 22.3%

#41

I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,543

Graduates: 17

Acceptance: 80.4%

#42

U

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

$42,309

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $47,882

Graduates: 32

Acceptance: 43.7%

#43

C

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA · Public

$41,565

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 90.2%

#44

A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$41,205

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,484

Graduates: 40

Acceptance: 90.2%

#45

U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$41,193

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,877

Graduates: 55

Acceptance: 11.7%

#46

U

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO · Public

$41,193

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,374

Graduates: 26

Acceptance: 83.3%

#47

S

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Public

$41,193

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $25,311

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: 49.0%

#48

I

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID ·

$41,025

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: N/A

#49

C

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC · Public

$41,025

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 98.1%

#50

U

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR · Public

$40,626

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $23,310

Graduates: 20

Acceptance: 85.1%