Colleges With Highest Graduate Earnings
Top 50 colleges ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. These schools produce the highest-earning graduates — though value score also factors in what you pay to get there.
#1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA·private
Earnings
$143,372
Net Price
$20,111/yr
Grad Rate
96%
100
Value
#2
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA·private
Earnings
$143,238
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#3
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA·private
Earnings
$138,767
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#4
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA·private
Earnings
$138,687
Net Price
$35,924/yr
Grad Rate
93%
90
Value
#5
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO·private
Earnings
$137,047
Net Price
$31,817/yr
Grad Rate
69%
74
Value
#6
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY·private
Earnings
$131,426
Net Price
$29,882/yr
Grad Rate
68%
75
Value
#7
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA·private
Earnings
$129,455
Net Price
$25,171/yr
Grad Rate
94%
100
Value
#8
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA·private
Earnings
$128,566
Net Price
$16,075/yr
Grad Rate
94%
100
Value
#9
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA·private
Earnings
$125,557
Net Price
$39,545/yr
Grad Rate
63%
50
Value
#10
Stanford University
Stanford, CA·private
Earnings
$124,080
Net Price
$13,807/yr
Grad Rate
92%
100
Value
#11
Babson College
Wellesley, MA·private
Earnings
$123,938
Net Price
$40,514/yr
Grad Rate
93%
71
Value
#12
Bentley University
Waltham, MA·private
Earnings
$120,959
Net Price
$37,930/yr
Grad Rate
88%
70
Value
#13
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV·private
Earnings
$120,163
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#14
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Los Angeles, CA·public
Earnings
$115,318
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#15
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA·private
Earnings
$114,862
Net Price
$31,944/yr
Grad Rate
93%
84
Value
#16
Gnomon
North Hollywood, CA·for-profit
Earnings
$114,785
Net Price
$51,949/yr
Grad Rate
100%
55
Value
#17
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA·private
Earnings
$111,371
Net Price
$28,699/yr
Grad Rate
97%
94
Value
#18
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
New York, NY·private
Earnings
$111,027
Net Price
$47,181/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#19
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ·private
Earnings
$110,066
Net Price
$6,128/yr
Grad Rate
97%
100
Value
#20
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY·public
Earnings
$109,601
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#21
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA·private
Earnings
$109,183
Net Price
$50,062/yr
Grad Rate
88%
48
Value
#22
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
Berkeley, CA·private
Earnings
$109,183
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#23
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ·private
Earnings
$108,772
Net Price
$41,346/yr
Grad Rate
88%
58
Value
#24
Center for Allied Health Education
Brooklyn, NY·for-profit
Earnings
$107,249
Net Price
$48,150/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#25
Miami Ad School
Miami, FL·for-profit
Earnings
$106,192
Net Price
$64,951/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#26
Miami Ad School-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA·for-profit
Earnings
$106,192
Net Price
$60,682/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#27
Miami Ad School-New York
Astoria, NY·for-profit
Earnings
$106,192
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#28
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA·private
Earnings
$105,584
Net Price
$36,931/yr
Grad Rate
89%
63
Value
#29
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA·private
Earnings
$104,805
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#30
Touro University Nevada
Henderson, NV·private
Earnings
$104,805
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#31
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA·private
Earnings
$104,736
Net Price
$28,849/yr
Grad Rate
93%
85
Value
#32
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Rego Park, NY·for-profit
Earnings
$104,403
Net Price
$26,315/yr
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#33
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY·private
Earnings
$104,043
Net Price
$28,690/yr
Grad Rate
95%
86
Value
#34
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY·private
Earnings
$104,043
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#35
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA·private
Earnings
$103,937
Net Price
$41,704/yr
Grad Rate
91%
57
Value
#36
Georgetown University
Washington, DC·private
Earnings
$103,494
Net Price
$40,815/yr
Grad Rate
95%
60
Value
#37
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA·private
Earnings
$103,470
Net Price
$43,071/yr
Grad Rate
89%
54
Value
#38
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA·public
Earnings
$102,772
Net Price
$12,116/yr
Grad Rate
93%
100
Value
#39
West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County
Anaheim, CA·for-profit
Earnings
$102,672
Net Price
$32,879/yr
Grad Rate
61%
48
Value
#40
West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA·for-profit
Earnings
$102,672
Net Price
$49,590/yr
Grad Rate
50%
26
Value
#41
West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FL·for-profit
Earnings
$102,672
Net Price
$32,539/yr
Grad Rate
33%
26
Value
#42
West Coast University-Texas
Richardson, TX·for-profit
Earnings
$102,672
Net Price
$53,020/yr
Grad Rate
47%
23
Value
#43
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
Los Angeles, CA·for-profit
Earnings
$102,672
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#44
West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA·for-profit
Earnings
$102,672
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#45
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY·private
Earnings
$102,491
Net Price
$21,590/yr
Grad Rate
96%
100
Value
#46
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY·private
Earnings
$102,051
Net Price
$36,228/yr
Grad Rate
83%
59
Value
#47
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA·private
Earnings
$101,817
Net Price
$19,066/yr
Grad Rate
97%
100
Value
#48
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Medford, MA·private
Earnings
$101,466
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value
#49
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN·private
Earnings
$101,253
Net Price
$42,513/yr
Grad Rate
80%
48
Value
#50
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR·public
Earnings
$101,028
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
N/A
Value