The Best Colleges For Salary Potential

 

SALARY POTENTIAL – BACHELOR’S DEGREE ONLY (1-25)

Rank School Name Type(s) Early Career Salary Mid-Career Salary % High Meaning % STEM Degrees
1 Harvey Mudd College Liberal Arts, Engineering $75,600 $133,800 55% 86%
2 United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis State School, Engineering, Sober School, For Sports Fans, Liberal Arts $80,700 $130,000 59% 54%
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Engineering, Research Universities $70,300 $128,800 58% 79%
4 Colgate University Liberal Arts, For Sports Fans $54,000 $126,600 53% 15%
5 Stanford University Research Universities, For Sports Fans $62,900 $126,400 62% 28%
6 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Engineering, Research Universities $74,800 $126,200 60% 93%
7 Washington and Lee University Liberal Arts $50,700 $124,300 48% 17%
8 United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point State School, Sober School, For Sports Fans, Liberal Arts $75,100 $123,900 57% 39%
9 Tufts University Research Universities $51,900 $123,600 59% 23%
10 SUNY – Maritime College State School, Business $62,100 $121,700 N/A 46%
11 Rice University Research Universities, For Sports Fans $60,000 $119,900 53% 42%
12 Stevens Institute of Technology Engineering, Research Universities $65,300 $118,700 51% 84%
13 United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) * State School, Engineering, For Sports Fans, Liberal Arts $66,700 $118,400 62% 48%
14 Harvard University Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $57,700 $118,200 66% 28%
15 Carleton College Liberal Arts $43,700 $117,700 48% 34%
16 Babson College Business $61,300 $117,400 46% N/A
17 Cooper Union for The Advancement of Science and Art Engineering $61,100 $117,000 N/A 59%
18 Yale University Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $58,500 $115,100 65% 21%
19 Virginia Military Institute (VMI) * State School, For Sports Fans, Liberal Arts $59,200 $115,000 76% 38%
19 Haverford College Liberal Arts $38,600 $115,000 N/A 27%
21 Brown University Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $55,100 $114,500 63% 22%
22 University of California – Berkeley State School, For Sports Fans, Research Universities $59,500 $114,200 52% 31%
23 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) Engineering $66,600 $114,100 57% 97%
24 Princeton University Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $60,000 $113,900 57% 32%
25 University of Pennsylvania Ivy League, Research Universities, For Sports Fans $59,300 $112,200 53% 19%

 

Source: PayScale

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