Colleges with the best earnings outcomes

Colleges whose alumni earn the most ten years after enrolling.

How we ranked this: Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrolling (U.S. College Scorecard), among schools with at least 1,000 students.

1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · Private$143,372 median, 10yr2MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA · Private$125,557 median, 10yr3Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · Private$124,080 median, 10yr4Babson CollegeWellesley, MA · Private$123,938 median, 10yr5Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · Private$120,959 median, 10yr6Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private$114,862 median, 10yr7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · Private$111,371 median, 10yr8Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · Private$110,066 median, 10yr9Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · Private$109,183 median, 10yr10Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · Private$108,772 median, 10yr11Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private$105,584 median, 10yr12Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · Private$104,736 median, 10yr13Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private$104,043 median, 10yr14Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private$103,937 median, 10yr15Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · Private$103,494 median, 10yr16Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · Private$103,470 median, 10yr17Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · Public$102,772 median, 10yr18West Coast University-Orange CountyAnaheim, CA · Private (for-profit)$102,672 median, 10yr19West Coast University-TexasRichardson, TX · Private (for-profit)$102,672 median, 10yr20West Coast University-OntarioOntario, CA · Private (for-profit)$102,672 median, 10yr21West Coast University-Los AngelesNorth Hollywood, CA · Private (for-profit)$102,672 median, 10yr22Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private$102,491 median, 10yr23Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · Private$102,051 median, 10yr24Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · Private$101,817 median, 10yr25Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN · Private$101,253 median, 10yr26Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · Private$100,533 median, 10yr27Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · Private$100,423 median, 10yr28University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · Private$99,980 median, 10yr29Duke UniversityDurham, NC · Private$97,800 median, 10yr30Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private$97,434 median, 10yr31Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · Public$97,335 median, 10yr32SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · Public$95,951 median, 10yr33Kettering UniversityFlint, MI · Private$94,823 median, 10yr34Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · Private$94,810 median, 10yr35Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private$93,807 median, 10yr36Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private$93,487 median, 10yr37Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA · Private$92,538 median, 10yr38Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private$92,538 median, 10yr39University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Private$92,498 median, 10yr40University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Public$92,446 median, 10yr41Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, NJ · Private (for-profit)$92,405 median, 10yr42Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, GA · Private (for-profit)$92,405 median, 10yr43Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, TX · Private (for-profit)$92,405 median, 10yr44Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL · Private (for-profit)$92,405 median, 10yr45Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, TX · Public$92,348 median, 10yr46University of ChicagoChicago, IL · Private$91,885 median, 10yr47Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · Private$91,565 median, 10yr48Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · Private$91,410 median, 10yr49George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · Private$90,873 median, 10yr50Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · Private$90,779 median, 10yr