Which College Degrees Pay the Most?

Ranking School College Starting Salary
1 Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science $89,800
2 California Institute of Technology $83,750
3 Stanford University School of Engineering $74,500
4 Harvey Mudd College $72,500
5 New York University College of Nursing $70,236
6 University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science $70,100
7 Texas A&M Dwight Look College of Engineering $69,110
8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $68,300
9 Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering $68,300
10 Georgia Tech College of Computing $67,700
11 Cornell University College of Engineering $67,400
12 University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (Business) $67,100
13 University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science $65,900
14 University of Illinois College of Engineering $65,800
15 Colorado School of Mines $65,800
16 Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business $65,000
17 Georgia Tech College of Engineering $64,000
18 Princeton University $63,700
19 Stevens Institute of Technology $63,200
20 University of Illinois School of Chemical Sciences $63,100
21 Univesity of Michigan Ross School of Business $62,600
22 University of Notre Dame College of Engineering $62,600
23 New York University Leonard Stern School of Business $62,200
24 Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts $62,100
25 Lehigh University P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science $62,000

 

Source: Nerd Wallet

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