Colleges That Bring the Highest Paycheck 2011
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Source: PayScale.com | College Rankings and other stats by US News and World Report Location, prestige, academic reputation, and tuition are major factors for students in the college-selection process, but post-graduate salary is something rarely taken into consideration.Although salaries depend heavily on a graduate’s field of work, companies are willing to pay a premium for students hailing from the nation’s top universities. But which undergraduate institutions offer the most valuable degrees?Recently, PayScale.com released a report on the highest salary potential among the nation’s top colleges, and from this data, colleges and universities can be ranked by the mid-career median salaries of its graduates. For schools with the same mid-career median salaries, starting median salary determines their relative rank. So, which schools have highest-paid graduates? Click ahead to find out! By Paul ToscanoUpdated 25 July 2011 |
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Photo: Amherst College | Facebook Mid-career median salary: $107,000 Starting median salary: $54,400 Location: Amherst, Mass. 2010-2011 tuition: $40,862 College rank: 2 (Liberal Arts) Acceptance rate: 16 percentTotal undergrad enrollment: 1,744 |
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Photo: Bucknell University Mid-career median salary: $115,000 Starting median salary: $55,800 Location: Lewisburg, Pa. 2010-2011 tuition: $42,342 College rank: 30 (Liberal Arts) Acceptance rate: 29.9 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 3,543 |
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Photo: SUNY Maritime | Facebook Mid-career median salary: $109,000 Starting median salary: $57,300 Location: Throggs Neck, N.Y. 2010-2011 tuition: $14,567* College rank: 19 (Regional North)Acceptance rate: 63.1 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 1,575 *This figure represents out-of-state tution. Annual in-state tuition was $6,157 in the 2010-2011 academic year. |
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Photo: College of the Holy Cross | Facebook Mid-career median salary: $112,000 Starting median salary: $48,700 Location: Worester, Mass. 2010-2011 tuition: $39,892 College rank: 32 (Liberal Arts) Acceptance rate: 36.5 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 2,932 |
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Photo: Colgate University Mid-career median salary: $112,000 Starting median salary: $48,700 Location: Hamilton, N.Y. 2010-2011 tuition: $41,870 College rank: 21 (Liberal Arts) Acceptance rate: 32 percentTotal undergrad enrollment: 2,825 |
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Photo: Lehigh University Mid-career median salary: $112,000 Starting median salary: $57,200 Location: Bethlehem, Pa. 2010-2011 tuition: $39,780 College rank: 37 (Liberal Arts) Acceptance rate: 32.8 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 4,809 |
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Photo: Stanford University Mid-career median salary: $112,000 Starting median salary: $58,200 Location: Stanford, Calif. 2010-2011 tuition: $39,201 College rank: 5 (National) Acceptance rate: 8 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 6,602 |
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Photo: Duke University Mid-career median salary: $111,000 Starting median salary: $59,600 Location: Durham, N.C. 2010-2011 tuition: $40,472 College rank: 9 (National) Acceptance rate: 18.9 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 6,578 |
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Photo: Jim Henderson | Wikicommons Mid-career median salary: $113,000 Starting median salary: $61,000 Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. 2010-2011 tuition: $36,284 College rank: 153 (National) Acceptance rate: 55 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 1,732 |
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Photo: Dartmouth College Mid-career median salary: $114,000 Starting median salary: $51,600 Location: Hanover, N.H. 2010-2011 tuition: $40,437 College rank: 9 (National) Acceptance rate: 12.6 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 4,196 |
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Photo: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mid-career median salary: $115,000 Starting median salary: $69,700 Location: Cambridge, Mass. 2010-2011 tuition: $39,212 College rank: 7 (National) Acceptance rate: 10.7 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 4,232 |
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Photo: Steve Dunwell | Getty Images Mid-career median salary: $116,000 Starting median salary: $54,100 Location: Cambridge, Mass. 2010-2011 tuition: $38,416 College rank: 1 (National) Acceptance rate: 7.5 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 6,655 |
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Photo: Harvey Mudd College Mid-career median salary: $121,000 Starting median salary: $64,400 Location: Claremont, Calif. 2010-2011 tuition: $40,390 College rank: 18 (Liberal Arts) Acceptance rate: 34.1 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 757 |
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Photo: CalTech Mid-career median salary: $123,000 Starting median salary: $69,600 Location: Pasadena, Calif. 2010-2011 tuition: $36,282 College rank: 7 (National) Acceptance rate: 15.3 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 951 |
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Photo: Princeton University Mid-career median salary: $130,000 Starting median salary: $56,900 Location: Princeton, N.J. 2010-2011 tuition: $36,640 College rank: 2 (National) Acceptance rate: 10.1 percent Total undergrad enrollment: 5,113 |
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