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Top U.S. colleges by starting and mid-career pay of graduates (All Alumni) 2019/20
Top U.S. colleges by starting and mid-career pay of graduates (All Alumni) 2019/20
U.S. colleges whose graduates (All Alumni) earn the most in 2019/20, ranked by starting and mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars)
by Erin Duffin,
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Aug 22, 2019
This statistic shows the U.S. colleges whose graduates (All Alumni) earn the most as of 2019/20. Graduates from Harvey Mudd College had the highest mid-career salary at 161,800 U.S. dollars and a starting salary of 90,700 U.S. dollars.
U.S. colleges whose graduates (All Alumni) earn the most in 2019/20, ranked by starting and mid-career salary (in U.S. dollars)
| Starting salary* | Mid-career salary** | |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Mudd College | 90,700 | 161,800 |
| Stanford University | 83,500 | 161,400 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 89,900 | 159,400 |
| United States Naval Academy | 85,000 | 158,800 |
| California Institute of Technology | 89,900 | 156,900 |
| Harvard University | 77,700 | 156,500 |
| SUNY Maritime College | 74,700 | 156,300 |
| United States Military Academy | 83,500 | 155,000 |
| Princeton University | 76,800 | 154,300 |
| Dartmouth College | 73,100 | 152,700 |
| Yale University | 73,900 | 151,500 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 75,000 | 149,500 |
| Babson College | 71,400 | 149,400 |
| Santa Clara University | 70,400 | 146,700 |
| Duke University | 73,500 | 146,600 |
| United States Air Force Academy | 77,800 | 146,500 |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 79,600 | 145,900 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 76,200 | 145,800 |
| Webb Institute | 80,900 | 145,800 |
| Georgetown University | 67,700 | 145,400 |
| Claremont McKenna College | 71,100 | 144,800 |
| Washington and Lee University | 67,000 | 144,700 |
| Lehigh University | 70,500 | 143,700 |
| Colgate University | 67,300 | 143,700 |
| Colorado School of Mines | 76,200 | 143,600 |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 82,900 | 143,500 |
| University of California-Berkeley | 72,100 | 143,300 |
| Brown University | 69,300 | 142,600 |
| Williams College | 68,500 | 142,200 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 75,200 | 142,100 |
| Starting salary* | Mid-career salary** | |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Mudd College | 90,700 | 161,800 |
| Stanford University | 83,500 | 161,400 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 89,900 | 159,400 |
| United States Naval Academy | 85,000 | 158,800 |
| California Institute of Technology | 89,900 | 156,900 |
| Harvard University | 77,700 | 156,500 |
| SUNY Maritime College | 74,700 | 156,300 |
| United States Military Academy | 83,500 | 155,000 |
| Princeton University | 76,800 | 154,300 |
| Dartmouth College | 73,100 | 152,700 |
| Yale University | 73,900 | 151,500 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 75,000 | 149,500 |
| Babson College | 71,400 | 149,400 |
| Santa Clara University | 70,400 | 146,700 |
| Duke University | 73,500 | 146,600 |
| United States Air Force Academy | 77,800 | 146,500 |
| Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 79,600 | 145,900 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 76,200 | 145,800 |
| Webb Institute | 80,900 | 145,800 |
| Georgetown University | 67,700 | 145,400 |
| Claremont McKenna College | 71,100 | 144,800 |
| Washington and Lee University | 67,000 | 144,700 |
| Lehigh University | 70,500 | 143,700 |
| Colgate University | 67,300 | 143,700 |
| Colorado School of Mines | 76,200 | 143,600 |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 82,900 | 143,500 |
| University of California-Berkeley | 72,100 | 143,300 |
| Brown University | 69,300 | 142,600 |
| Williams College | 68,500 | 142,200 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 75,200 | 142,100 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Aug 22, 2019
This statistic shows the U.S. colleges whose graduates (All Alumni) earn the most as of 2019/20. Graduates from Harvey Mudd College had the highest mid-career salary at 161,800 U.S. dollars and a starting salary of 90,700 U.S. dollars.
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Salary combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime, and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable.
Salary does not include equity (stock) compensation, which can be a significant portion of pay for some executive and high-tech jobs. In addition, salary does not include cash value of retirement benefits, or value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
* Starting Employees are full-time employees with five years of experience or less in their career or field who hold a bachelor's degree and no higher degrees.
The typical (median) starting employee is 25 years old and has two years of experience.
** Mid-Career Employees are full-time employees with at least 10 years of experience in their career or field who hold a bachelor's degree and no higher degrees.
The typical (median) mid-career employee is 42 years old and has 15 years of experience. - Open this statistic in...
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Salary combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime, and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable.
Salary does not include equity (stock) compensation, which can be a significant portion of pay for some executive and high-tech jobs. In addition, salary does not include cash value of retirement benefits, or value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
* Starting Employees are full-time employees with five years of experience or less in their career or field who hold a bachelor's degree and no higher degrees.
The typical (median) starting employee is 25 years old and has two years of experience.
** Mid-Career Employees are full-time employees with at least 10 years of experience in their career or field who hold a bachelor's degree and no higher degrees.
The typical (median) mid-career employee is 42 years old and has 15 years of experience. - Open this statistic in...
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