The Best Colleges For Salary Potential

 

SALARY POTENTIAL – BACHELOR’S DEGREE ONLY (26-50)

Rank School Name Type(s) Early Career Salary Mid-Career Salary % High Meaning % STEM Degrees
26 Georgia Institute of Technology State School, Engineering, For Sports Fans, Research Universities $61,700 $111,700 49% 71%
26 Santa Clara University For Sports Fans, Religious $56,600 $111,700 46% 15%
26 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Engineering, Research Universities $62,300 $111,700 53% 51%
29 Cornell University – Ithaca, NY Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $58,200 $111,100 52% 33%
30 Manhattan College For Sports Fans, Religious $57,500 $110,800 52% 24%
31 Williams College Liberal Arts $50,200 $110,700 42% 26%
31 Clarkson University – Potsdam, NY Engineering, Research Universities $59,900 $110,700 63% 72%
33 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Engineering, Research Universities $62,700 $110,500 53% 87%
34 NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Engineering, Research Universities $65,400 $110,400 64% 97%
35 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineering, Research Universities $62,300 $110,100 52% 74%
36 Swarthmore College ** Liberal Arts $51,000 $109,000 N/A 25%
37 University of Notre Dame Research Universities, For Sports Fans, Religious $55,200 $108,400 48% 22%
38 Georgetown University – Washington D.C. Research Universities, For Sports Fans, Religious $51,000 $108,200 48% 7%
39 Duke University Research Universities, For Sports Fans, Religious $59,500 $108,000 62% 34%
40 Massachusetts Maritime Academy State School $55,200 $107,400 41% 36%
41 Colorado School of Mines State School, Engineering, Research Universities $67,900 $107,300 63% 97%
42 Washington University in St. Louis Research Universities $55,000 $107,100 54% 25%
43 Lehigh University Party School, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $60,400 $106,300 46% 37%
44 Dartmouth College Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $55,500 $104,700 47% 20%
45 Vanderbilt University Research Universities, For Sports Fans $56,300 $103,400 61% 25%
46 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) State School, Engineering, For Sports Fans, Research Universities $53,400 $103,200 55% 73%
47 Kenyon College Liberal Arts $46,400 $102,900 N/A 15%
48 Lafayette College Liberal Arts, For Sports Fans, Religious $57,000 $102,600 47% 33%
49 University of California – San Diego (UCSD) State School, Research Universities $50,600 $102,100 52% 38%
50 University of Chicago Research Universities $48,800 $102,000 56% 22%

 

Source: PayScale

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