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2026 Highest Paid Natural Sciences Associate’s Degree Graduates

[Natural Sciences](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/natural-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a natural sciences degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their natural sciences graduates.

What’s on this page:

• Highest Paid Associate’s Degree Natural Sciences Grads
• Other Degree Levels

2026 Highest Paid Natural Sciences Grads in the United States

Below are the schools whose natural sciences graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Natural Sciences Graduates

1

Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI

$77,330 Average Early-Career Salary

Kapiolani Community College tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying natural sciences schools in the United States. Kapiolani Community College is a public school located in the city of Honolulu. Natural Sciences graduates of Kapiolani Community College earn a median of about $77,330 a year early in their careers.

2

Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI

$73,547 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Leeward Community College earned it the #2 place for natural sciences. Located in the suburb of Pearl City, Leeward Community College is a public institution. Natural Sciences graduates of Leeward Community College earn a median of about $73,547 a year early in their careers.

3

Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA

$33,996 Average Early-Career Salary

Bossier Parish Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in natural sciences, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public institution. After graduating, natural sciences degree recipients from Bossier Parish Community College typically earn about $33,996 annually.

Other Natural Sciences Degree Levels

Explore the highest-paying natural sciences schools at other degree levels:

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their natural sciences graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.