Chemistry Degree Salaries by University

Source: US Dept. of Education, 2022
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id University Degree Major Y1 Earnings Y2 Earnings Y3 Earnings Y4 Earnings Control
1 Northeastern University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $52,615 $45,808 $66,456 $88,634 Private, nonprofit
2 Northeastern University Professional Programs Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $52,615 PrivacySuppressed $66,456 $88,634 Private, nonprofit
3 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $50,856 $58,051 $80,660 Public
4 Kalamazoo College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,403 $41,565 PrivacySuppressed $75,833 Private, nonprofit
5 Keene State College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $43,798 PrivacySuppressed $73,792 Public
6 Western Washington University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,149 $37,748 $58,090 $73,774 Public
7 Rutgers University-Camden Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,736 $41,441 $49,951 $73,289 Public
8 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,736 $41,441 $49,951 $73,289 Public
9 Rutgers University-Newark Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,736 $41,441 $49,951 $73,289 Public
10 William & Mary Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $28,226 $38,289 PrivacySuppressed $72,660 Public
11 William Paterson University of New Jersey Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $42,682 PrivacySuppressed $71,563 Public
12 Rowan University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,514 $48,041 PrivacySuppressed $70,580 Public
13 University of North Alabama Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $46,687 $47,260 PrivacySuppressed $70,485 Public
14 Texas State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,477 $57,318 PrivacySuppressed $70,396 Public
15 San Francisco State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $44,356 $60,594 $69,237 Public
16 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $47,260 $51,152 $69,203 Public
17 Binghamton University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,663 $32,925 $56,998 $69,083 Public
18 Boston College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $51,358 $51,273 PrivacySuppressed $68,817 Private, nonprofit
19 University of Delaware Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $51,940 $50,856 PrivacySuppressed $67,828 Public
20 Bridgewater State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,706 $44,170 $49,769 $67,363 Public
21 University of Minnesota-Duluth Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $37,208 $46,444 $66,981 Public
22 California State University-Long Beach Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $44,970 $35,060 $45,942 $66,742 Public
23 University of Houston Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,913 $51,106 $50,582 $66,725 Public
24 Texas A & M University-College Station Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $46,228 $44,021 $56,439 $66,584 Public
25 University of California-Davis Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,730 $38,769 $50,091 $66,311 Public
26 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $42,682 PrivacySuppressed $65,800 Public
27 University of California-Irvine Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,431 $40,768 $47,912 $65,713 Public
28 University of Connecticut Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $49,228 $36,941 $55,524 $65,230 Public
29 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $49,228 $36,941 $55,524 $65,230 Public
30 University of Connecticut-Avery Point Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $49,228 $36,941 $55,524 $65,230 Public
31 University of Connecticut-Stamford Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $49,228 $36,941 $55,524 $65,230 Public
32 University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $49,228 $36,941 $55,524 $65,230 Public
33 California State University-Sacramento Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,236 $42,682 $52,785 $65,212 Public
34 University of California-Santa Barbara Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $42,746 $46,620 $53,018 $64,903 Public
35 University of Arizona Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,581 $40,647 $49,940 $64,746 Public
36 University of California-Berkeley Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $52,125 $41,193 $37,973 $64,496 Public
37 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,013 $39,969 $59,673 $64,031 Public
38 New York University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $26,861 $28,212 $29,040 $63,411 Private, nonprofit
39 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $44,351 $44,861 $55,190 $63,276 Public
40 University of Wisconsin-Madison Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,715 $47,260 $54,520 $62,892 Public
41 Stony Brook University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $29,389 $42,235 $46,119 $62,853 Public
42 Boise State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $34,426 $39,729 PrivacySuppressed $62,749 Public
43 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $42,682 PrivacySuppressed $62,522 Public
44 Stockton University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $38,721 $60,016 $62,504 Public
45 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $44,752 $45,794 $55,640 $62,319 Public
46 Rhode Island College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $43,141 $39,009 PrivacySuppressed $61,903 Public
47 University of Utah Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,443 $35,060 $48,337 $61,624 Public
48 Brandeis University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,917 PrivacySuppressed PrivacySuppressed $61,613 Private, nonprofit
49 College of the Holy Cross Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $43,461 $45,175 $49,457 $61,540 Private, nonprofit
50 University of Virginia-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $30,055 $32,925 $48,795 $61,344 Public
51 Saginaw Valley State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $40,641 $55,381 $61,068 Public
52 West Virginia University Institute of Technology Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $43,314 PrivacySuppressed $60,966 Public
53 West Virginia University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $43,314 PrivacySuppressed $60,966 Public
54 Temple University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $49,688 $41,007 $49,296 $60,963 Public
55 University of California-San Diego Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,890 $39,369 $48,036 $60,796 Public
56 Florida International University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,021 $30,771 $46,670 $60,274 Public
57 Northern Kentucky University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,084 $41,565 $54,729 $59,983 Public
58 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $30,174 $30,228 $48,617 $59,852 Public
59 University of California-Los Angeles Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,386 $36,455 $47,024 $59,720 Public
60 Kent State University at Kent Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,728 $38,289 PrivacySuppressed $59,546 Public
61 Wright State University-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $38,289 $39,929 $59,354 Public
62 California State University-Bakersfield Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $32,563 $44,240 $59,154 Public
63 Texas Tech University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,097 $27,669 PrivacySuppressed $59,067 Public
64 Towson University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $43,471 $33,993 $47,275 $59,027 Public
65 Indiana University-Bloomington Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $23,548 $41,007 $48,425 $59,000 Public
66 Worcester State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $49,644 $56,781 $58,939 Public
67 Valparaiso University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,042 $24,615 PrivacySuppressed $58,900 Private, nonprofit
68 The University of Texas at Austin Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $42,371 $39,639 $49,792 $58,652 Public
69 University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,655 $37,424 $49,691 $58,424 Public
70 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,655 $37,424 $49,691 $58,424 Public
71 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,655 $37,424 $49,691 $58,424 Public
72 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,655 $37,424 $49,691 $58,424 Public
73 Eastern Washington University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $42,682 $51,956 $58,242 Public
74 Winthrop University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,358 $40,368 PrivacySuppressed $58,199 Public
75 SUNY College at Geneseo Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,493 $36,141 PrivacySuppressed $58,150 Public
76 Clemson University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $36,132 $49,809 $58,124 Public
77 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,511 $42,682 $50,694 $57,878 Public
78 St Olaf College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $39,666 $38,829 $45,715 $57,761 Private, nonprofit
79 University of Northern Colorado Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,398 $46,087 $45,500 $57,636 Public
80 Eastern Kentucky University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,611 PrivacySuppressed $41,876 $57,563 Public
81 SUNY at Albany Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $44,496 $31,305 PrivacySuppressed $57,546 Public
82 Williams College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $39,480 $25,525 $14,771 $57,466 Private, nonprofit
83 University of Wisconsin-River Falls Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $40,768 $44,414 $57,438 Public
84 Western Illinois University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,551 $40,737 $50,758 $57,236 Public
85 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,633 $47,260 $49,005 $57,134 Public
86 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,633 $47,260 $49,005 $57,134 Public
87 The Pennsylvania State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,633 $47,260 $49,005 $57,134 Public
88 Georgia Southern University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $34,696 $40,068 $42,841 $56,744 Public
89 Oregon State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,489 $37,928 $48,849 $56,658 Public
90 Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,489 $37,928 $48,849 $56,658 Public
91 University of California-Merced Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $42,041 $29,685 $42,368 $56,584 Public
92 San Diego State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,117 $40,458 PrivacySuppressed $56,479 Public
93 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $52,421 $42,123 $56,636 $56,345 Public
94 Colorado School of Mines Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $38,289 $53,773 $56,239 Public
95 Northern Illinois University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,552 $35,060 $48,911 $56,116 Public
96 East Carolina University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $43,210 $40,792 $43,680 $55,980 Public
97 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $46,175 $38,559 $46,514 $55,858 Public
98 University of New Haven Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,732 $44,356 $49,963 $55,756 Private, nonprofit
99 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,651 $35,060 $40,729 $55,756 Public
100 Northern Arizona University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,193 $35,157 $46,054 $55,676 Public
101 Ohio University-Eastern Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,388 PrivacySuppressed $47,429 $55,606 Public
102 Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,388 PrivacySuppressed $47,429 $55,606 Public
103 Ohio University-Southern Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,388 PrivacySuppressed $47,429 $55,606 Public
104 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,388 PrivacySuppressed $47,429 $55,606 Public
105 Ohio University-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,388 $39,369 $47,429 $55,606 Public
106 Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,388 PrivacySuppressed $47,429 $55,606 Public
107 University of South Carolina-Columbia Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $34,983 $39,585 $50,580 $55,534 Public
108 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,064 $45,808 PrivacySuppressed $55,512 Public
109 Cleveland State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $44,359 $41,565 PrivacySuppressed $55,195 Public
110 St. John Fisher University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $39,659 $38,289 $49,044 $55,139 Private, nonprofit
111 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $42,610 $39,153 $45,808 $54,746 Public
112 Portland State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $39,437 PrivacySuppressed $44,588 $54,740 Public
113 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $43,751 $40,017 $44,659 $54,532 Public
114 Emory University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $25,648 $21,052 PrivacySuppressed $54,509 Private, nonprofit
115 Metropolitan State University of Denver Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,402 $45,852 $52,325 $54,367 Public
116 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $44,021 $51,226 $54,233 Public
117 University of North Carolina Wilmington Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,022 $39,909 $42,931 $53,767 Public
118 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $26,937 $43,798 $40,552 $53,725 Public
119 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,954 $37,568 $42,330 $53,639 Public
120 University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,954 $37,568 $42,330 $53,639 Public
121 Florida State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $39,987 $26,933 $41,112 $53,528 Public
122 University at Buffalo Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,840 $35,274 $49,422 $53,437 Public
123 Baylor University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,398 $38,289 PrivacySuppressed $53,430 Private, nonprofit
124 University of Oregon Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $41,377 $29,751 $44,112 $53,372 Public
125 University of Missouri-St Louis Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $40,896 PrivacySuppressed $52,908 Public
126 Missouri State University-Springfield Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,722 $39,927 $34,930 $52,668 Public
127 University of North Texas Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $33,939 $32,213 $44,091 $52,430 Public
128 Ohio State University-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $46,196 $40,467 $44,011 $52,377 Public
129 University of California-Santa Cruz Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,768 $36,938 $54,748 $52,368 Public
130 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,834 $36,992 $49,145 $52,352 Public
131 Georgia State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,101 $40,017 $48,472 $52,265 Public
132 University of Massachusetts-Boston Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $25,194 PrivacySuppressed $51,806 Public
133 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,934 $33,993 $50,213 $51,790 Public
134 The University of Texas at San Antonio Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,396 $40,089 $47,108 $51,788 Public
135 Christopher Newport University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,016 $29,685 $44,872 $51,693 Public
136 Grand Valley State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $45,515 $40,737 $44,919 $51,621 Public
137 Sam Houston State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,072 $42,682 $40,501 $51,532 Public
138 Beloit College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $33,136 $40,821 $43,729 $51,254 Private, nonprofit
139 Appalachian State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,512 $38,289 $43,508 $51,055 Public
140 Kennesaw State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $29,405 $39,493 $46,649 $51,039 Public
141 Monmouth University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $30,828 $30,409 $45,311 $50,905 Private, nonprofit
142 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $42,536 $37,424 $47,696 $50,289 Public
143 University of Memphis Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,930 $42,123 $44,443 $50,076 Public
144 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $33,935 $36,560 $46,365 $49,784 Public
145 Arizona State University-West Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $33,935 $36,560 $46,365 $49,784 Public
146 East Tennessee State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $29,685 $31,002 $49,751 Public
147 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,139 $42,682 $46,025 $49,705 Public
148 Michigan State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,302 $41,565 $41,983 $49,494 Public
149 University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $24,835 $20,140 PrivacySuppressed $49,485 Public
150 Central Washington University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,007 $37,208 $44,597 $49,468 Public
151 University of Houston-Downtown Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $46,139 $44,170 $39,368 $49,098 Public
152 Purdue University-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $38,180 $35,416 $47,504 $48,715 Public
153 University of West Georgia Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,625 $34,704 $39,681 $48,517 Public
154 University of Illinois Chicago Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,673 $33,281 $39,677 $47,660 Public
155 University of Florida Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $19,318 $18,771 $35,049 $47,613 Public
156 University of Missouri-Kansas City Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $36,577 $33,993 $40,913 $47,533 Public
157 Western Kentucky University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $23,761 PrivacySuppressed $47,308 Public
158 George Mason University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,717 $32,925 $33,846 $46,864 Public
159 Kean University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $41,937 $46,704 $45,850 Public
160 University of California-Riverside Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $33,450 $36,848 $33,999 $45,718 Public
161 Virginia Commonwealth University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $34,667 $32,772 $39,527 $45,628 Public
162 CUNY Hunter College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $25,043 $21,964 $18,422 $45,438 Public
163 Tennessee Technological University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $39,236 $28,212 PrivacySuppressed $45,419 Public
164 Xavier University of Louisiana Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $27,532 $26,353 $34,723 $45,349 Private, nonprofit
165 University of Kentucky Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $27,458 $29,685 $44,824 $44,933 Public
166 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $37,335 $33,281 $41,803 $44,784 Public
167 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $27,604 $29,685 $33,277 $44,573 Public
168 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,515 $27,668 $31,374 $44,354 Public
169 University of South Florida Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $33,191 $33,993 $41,480 $43,755 Public
170 University of Georgia Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,640 $27,488 $31,780 $43,693 Public
171 University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $18,010 PrivacySuppressed PrivacySuppressed $43,253 Public
172 University of North Carolina at Asheville Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $31,401 $31,133 PrivacySuppressed $43,113 Public
173 Fort Hays State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $36,668 $37,836 $42,980 Public
174 Ball State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $40,382 $38,289 $39,049 $42,387 Public
175 Wichita State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $32,934 $30,771 $30,204 $41,713 Public
176 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed PrivacySuppressed $21,721 $40,064 Public
177 Florida Atlantic University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $35,851 $33,993 $34,544 $38,316 Public
178 California State University-Fresno Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $28,524 $20,687 $28,563 $37,403 Public
179 Fort Lewis College Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $27,308 $32,119 $37,787 $36,977 Public
180 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Bachelors Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed PrivacySuppressed PrivacySuppressed $34,216 Private, nonprofit
181 Wayne State University Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $33,950 $33,281 PrivacySuppressed $33,275 Public
182 College of Charleston Bachelors Degree Chemistry. $28,762 $32,284 PrivacySuppressed $32,994 Public
183 University of California-Berkeley Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $118,763 $63,005 $112,973 $129,330 Public
184 Northwestern University Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $92,390 $93,342 $118,122 $126,318 Private, nonprofit
185 University of Florida Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $71,378 $94,408 $107,267 $117,426 Public
186 California Institute of Technology Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $58,254 $89,875 PrivacySuppressed $117,188 Private, nonprofit
187 The University of Texas at Austin Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $71,575 PrivacySuppressed $116,230 Public
188 University of Arizona Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $84,653 $96,308 $115,941 Public
189 Ohio State University-Main Campus Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $82,904 $71,015 $90,627 $115,909 Public
190 University of California-Los Angeles Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $72,450 $71,854 $83,226 $114,372 Public
191 University of California-Davis Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $59,762 $65,238 $79,338 $105,608 Public
192 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $94,742 $63,749 $84,159 $103,534 Public
193 University of Wisconsin-Madison Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $72,729 $63,600 $87,447 $102,110 Public
194 University of Oregon Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $80,083 $83,177 $90,002 $100,634 Public
195 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $82,586 $63,005 $89,957 $99,985 Public
196 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $62,596 $78,971 $90,044 $99,448 Public
197 The Pennsylvania State University Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $62,596 $78,971 $90,044 $99,448 Public
198 Purdue University-Main Campus Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $79,804 $63,005 $88,209 $97,479 Public
199 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $69,338 $77,609 $96,940 Public
200 Indiana University-Bloomington Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $103,441 $61,516 $79,545 $95,509 Public
201 University of California-Irvine Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $78,765 $64,493 $77,555 $92,728 Public
202 Florida State University Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $55,711 PrivacySuppressed $74,364 $91,047 Public
203 University of California-San Diego Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $78,855 $51,106 $67,119 $87,038 Public
204 University of Missouri-Columbia Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $56,415 PrivacySuppressed $85,660 Public
205 University at Buffalo Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $71,957 PrivacySuppressed $85,113 Public
206 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $55,338 $68,783 $83,822 Public
207 University of California-Riverside Doctoral Degree Chemistry. $71,038 $48,432 PrivacySuppressed $72,578 Public
208 University of South Florida Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $57,318 PrivacySuppressed $69,306 Public
209 The University of Alabama Doctoral Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $52,733 PrivacySuppressed $61,628 Public
210 University of Oregon Masters Degree Chemistry. $70,953 $72,231 $82,154 $89,493 Public
211 University of North Carolina Wilmington Masters Degree Chemistry. $58,081 $55,108 $65,524 $78,337 Public
212 University of California-San Diego Masters Degree Chemistry. PrivacySuppressed $50,105 PrivacySuppressed $55,798 Public

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