| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | Materials Science | PA | $119,715 | 26 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | Materials Science | PA | $92,864 | 58 |
| 3 | Drexel University | Chemistry | PA | $82,185 | 28 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | Physics | PA | $81,763 | 56 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | Geological Sciences | PA | $81,092 | 82 |
| 6 | Villanova University | Physical Sciences | PA | $80,302 | 37 |
| 7 | Temple University | Chemistry | PA | $78,052 | 22 |
| 8 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Physics | PA | $74,813 | 15 |
| 9 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Physics | PA | $73,703 | 7 |
| 10 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | Chemistry | PA | $73,146 | 6 |
| 11 | Lehigh University | Geological Sciences | PA | $72,978 | 18 |
| 12 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | Chemistry | PA | $70,206 | 6 |
| 13 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Chemistry | PA | $70,206 | 57 |
| 14 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Chemistry | PA | $69,998 | 20 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | Atmospheric Sciences | PA | $69,083 | 59 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | Astronomy | PA | $66,759 | 27 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | Chemistry | PA | $65,230 | 10 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | Chemistry | PA | $65,230 | 48 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania Western University | Chemistry | PA | $65,224 | 15 |
| 20 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Chemistry | PA | $63,088 | 18 |
| 21 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Geological Sciences | PA | $60,075 | 33 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania Western University | Geological Sciences | PA | $57,549 | 13 |
| 23 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Geological Sciences | PA | $57,456 | 10 |
| 24 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Geological Sciences | PA | $57,456 | 82 |
| 25 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Geological Sciences | PA | $56,402 | 18 |
| 26 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | Geological Sciences | PA | $56,380 | 5 |
| 27 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Geological Sciences | PA | $52,378 | 14 |