| 1 | Duke University | Biology | NC | $83,192 | 169 |
| 2 | Duke University | Neuroscience | NC | $73,140 | 95 |
| 3 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | NC | $71,136 | 59 |
| 4 | High Point University | Biology | NC | $67,184 | 58 |
| 5 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Microbiology | NC | $64,510 | 32 |
| 6 | East Carolina University | Biology | NC | $64,205 | 241 |
| 7 | Wake Forest University | Biology | NC | $63,292 | 89 |
| 8 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Biology | NC | $62,047 | 544 |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | NC | $61,940 | 32 |
| 10 | East Carolina University | Physiology | NC | $61,791 | 121 |
| 11 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Biology | NC | $61,384 | 436 |
| 12 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Biology | NC | $60,750 | 184 |
| 13 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Botany | NC | $60,715 | 28 |
| 14 | William Peace University | Biology | NC | $60,289 | 17 |
| 15 | Meredith College | Biology | NC | $60,099 | 42 |
| 16 | Wingate University | Biology | NC | $58,623 | 51 |
| 17 | North Carolina A & T State University | Biology | NC | $57,392 | 94 |
| 18 | Campbell University | Biology | NC | $56,463 | 26 |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Biology | NC | $56,388 | 333 |
| 20 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Genetics | NC | $55,319 | 37 |
| 21 | North Carolina Central University | Biology | NC | $54,192 | 61 |
| 22 | University of Mount Olive | Biology | NC | $53,986 | 13 |
| 23 | Elizabeth City State University | Biology | NC | $53,625 | 31 |
| 24 | Elon University | Biology | NC | $53,369 | 43 |
| 25 | Appalachian State University | Biology | NC | $53,228 | 165 |
| 26 | Catawba College | Biology | NC | $52,583 | 17 |
| 27 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Biology | NC | $52,194 | 184 |
| 28 | Western Carolina University | Biology | NC | $50,180 | 85 |
| 29 | Fayetteville State University | Biology | NC | $48,881 | 44 |
| 30 | Gardner-Webb University | Biology | NC | $48,505 | 19 |
| 31 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Biology | NC | $48,285 | 115 |
| 32 | Winston-Salem State University | Biology | NC | $47,527 | 43 |
| 33 | University of North Carolina Asheville | Biology | NC | $47,302 | 42 |
| 34 | Johnson C Smith University | Biology | NC | $42,595 | 24 |
| 35 | Livingstone College | Biology | NC | $40,017 | 8 |
| 36 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Ecology | NC | $39,812 | 91 |
| 37 | Lees-McRae College | Zoology | NC | $38,699 | 48 |
| 38 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Zoology | NC | $38,440 | 50 |