Best Schools For Science Majors by Salary Potential
Find out how much alumni with a bachelor’s degree in physical or life sciences actually earn. Check out the best undergraduate physical and life science colleges by salary.
| Rank | School Name | Early Career Pay | Mid-Career Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | School Name: Harvey Mudd College | Early Career Pay:$118,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$199,500 |
| Rank:2 | School Name:_50px.png) Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Early Career Pay:$93,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$169,300 |
| Rank:3 | School Name: Stanford University | Early Career Pay:$87,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$168,400 |
| Rank:4 | School Name: Harvard University | Early Career Pay:$94,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$167,300 |
| Rank:5 | School Name: Princeton University | Early Career Pay:$86,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$167,100 |
| Rank:6 | School Name:_50px.png) California Institute of Technology | Early Career Pay:$95,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$166,700 |
| Rank:7 | School Name: Dartmouth College | Early Career Pay:$90,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$165,700 |
| Rank:8 | School Name: University of Pennsylvania | Early Career Pay:$88,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$162,900 |
| Rank:9 | School Name: University of California-Berkeley | Early Career Pay:$83,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$161,600 |
| Rank:10 | School Name: Brown University | Early Career Pay:$88,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$158,100 |
| Rank:11 | School Name:_50px.png) Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Early Career Pay:$78,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$156,700 |
| Rank:12 | School Name: Colorado School of Mines | Early Career Pay:$86,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$156,200 |
| Rank:13 | School Name: Northwestern University | Early Career Pay:$83,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$154,100 |
| Rank:14 | School Name: Johns Hopkins University | Early Career Pay:$81,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$152,600 |
| Rank:15 | School Name:_50px.png) United States Air Force Academy | Early Career Pay:$82,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$150,000 |
| Rank:15 | School Name: University of Rochester | Early Career Pay:$79,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$150,000 |
| Rank:17 | School Name: University of Chicago | Early Career Pay:$79,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$149,200 |
| Rank:18 | School Name: at Annapolis_50px.png) United States Naval Academy | Early Career Pay:$85,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$148,800 |
| Rank:19 | School Name: Washington University in St Louis | Early Career Pay:$83,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$147,500 |
| Rank:20 | School Name: Columbia University in the City of New York | Early Career Pay:$82,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$147,400 |
| Rank:21 | School Name:_50px.jpg) University of California-Los Angeles | Early Career Pay:$74,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$146,300 |
| Rank:22 | School Name: University of the Pacific | Early Career Pay:$81,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$145,800 |
| Rank:23 | School Name: Boston College | Early Career Pay:$79,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$145,000 |
| Rank:24 | School Name:_50px.png) New York University | Early Career Pay:$79,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$144,000 |
| Rank:25 | School Name:_50px.png) University of California-Santa Barbara | Early Career Pay:$72,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$142,800 |
