The Best Colleges For Salary Potential

 

SALARY POTENTIAL – ALL ALUMNI (26-50)

Rank School Name Type(s) Early Career Salary Mid-Career Salary % High Meaning % STEM Degrees
26 Cornell University – Ithaca, NY Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $59,600 $114,500 52% 33%
26 Williams College Liberal Arts $49,900 $114,500 42% 26%
28 Stevens Institute of Technology Engineering, Research Universities $67,100 $114,400 51% 84%
29 Union College – Schenectady, NY Liberal Arts $50,800 $114,000 50% 27%
30 United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) State School, Engineering, For Sports Fans, Liberal Arts $68,200 $113,500 62% 48%
31 Duke University Research Universities, For Sports Fans, Religious $62,000 $113,000 62% 34%
32 Georgia Institute of Technology State School, Engineering, For Sports Fans, Research Universities $62,300 $112,600 49% 71%
33 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineering, Research Universities $62,700 $112,500 52% 74%
34 NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Engineering, Research Universities $65,300 $112,300 64% 97%
35 Georgetown University – Washington D.C. Research Universities, For Sports Fans, Religious $51,900 $111,800 48% 7%
36 Whitman College Liberal Arts $44,800 $110,900 54% 25%
37 University of Notre Dame Research Universities, For Sports Fans, Religious $57,600 $110,400 48% 22%
38 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Engineering, Research Universities $63,400 $110,300 53% 87%
39 Franklin and Marshall College Liberal Arts $46,900 $109,800 38% 16%
40 Carleton College Liberal Arts $45,400 $111,500 48% 34%
41 Massachusetts Maritime Academy State School $55,200 $109,500 41% 36%
41 Colorado School of Mines State School, Engineering, Research Universities $68,600 $109,500 63% 97%
43 Washington University in St. Louis Research Universities $58,200 $109,300 54% 25%
44 Lehigh University Party School, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $61,000 $108,800 46% 37%
44 University of Chicago Research Universities $52,900 $108,800 56% 22%
46 Dartmouth College Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $56,700 $108,200 47% 20%
47 Kenyon College Liberal Arts $47,400 $107,400 N/A 15%
48 Vanderbilt University Research Universities, For Sports Fans $56,500 $107,100 61% 25%
49 Pomona College Liberal Arts $49,000 $106,600 67% 20%
50 Bucknell University Liberal Arts, Party School, For Sports Fans $58,400 $105,800 40% 30%

 

Source: PayScale

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