Highest Earning Master's Physical Sciences Programs

These are the highest earning master's physical sciences programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 32 programs, with University of Arizona leading at $179,750.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Earnings	Completers
1	University of Arizona	Physics	AZ	$179,750	76
2	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Geological Sciences	OK	$164,523	11
3	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Physics	PA	$150,865	14
4	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Physics	PA	$150,865	8
5	University of Rochester	Physics	NY	$127,533	40
6	University of Oregon	Physics	OR	$124,295	10
7	Appalachian State University	Physics	NC	$111,173	10
8	University of Houston	Geological Sciences	TX	$110,277	21
9	Colorado School of Mines	Geological Sciences	CO	$109,407	35
10	Villanova University	Chemistry	PA	$109,388	11
11	University of California-Los Angeles	Chemistry	CA	$107,724	61
12	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Geological Sciences	LA	$106,248	17
13	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Physics	MI	$106,130	16
14	The University of Texas at El Paso	Geological Sciences	TX	$99,705	9
15	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Chemistry	NC	$99,106	20
16	California State University-Fresno	Geological Sciences	CA	$97,545	15
17	Texas A&M University-College Station	Geological Sciences	TX	$96,433	35
18	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Physics	MA	$95,208	18
19	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Chemistry	MI	$95,163	56
20	University of Oregon	Chemistry	OR	$94,728	29
21	Florida State University	Chemistry	FL	$94,513	29
22	Montana Technological University	Geological Sciences	MT	$91,662	5
23	Mississippi State University	Geological Sciences	MS	$86,410	87
24	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Geological Sciences	NC	$84,961	22
25	University of Rhode Island	Geological Sciences	RI	$83,661	20
26	Johns Hopkins University	Physical Sciences, Other	MD	$80,494	115
27	Georgia State University	Chemistry	GA	$78,070	28
28	Georgia State University	Geological Sciences	GA	$74,484	29
29	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Geological Sciences	LA	$73,636	14
30	New York University	Physics	NY	$68,529	94
31	The University of Texas at Dallas	Geological Sciences	TX	$63,901	6
32	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Chemistry	OH	$59,919	23

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 40 (Physical Sciences) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.