Highest graduate earnings — U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 1817 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) leads at $143,372.

#	Institution	Median earnings (10 yr)
1	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · Private	$143,372
2	Samuel Merritt UniversityCA · Private	$143,238
3	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePA · Private	$138,767
4	Harvey Mudd CollegeCA · Private	$138,687
5	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisMO · Private	$137,047
6	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNY · Private	$131,426
7	Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA · Private	$129,455
8	California Institute of TechnologyCA · Private	$128,566
9	MCPHS UniversityMA · Private	$125,557
10	Stanford UniversityCA · Private	$124,080
11	Babson CollegeMA · Private	$123,938
12	Bentley UniversityMA · Private	$120,959
13	Roseman University of Health SciencesNV · Private	$120,163
14	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private	$114,862
15	GnomonCA · Private for-profit	$114,785
16	University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private	$111,371
17	Princeton UniversityNJ · Private	$110,066
18	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityNY · Public	$109,601
19	Santa Clara UniversityCA · Private	$109,183
20	Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ · Private	$108,772
21	Lehigh UniversityPA · Private	$105,584
22	Touro University CaliforniaCA · Private	$104,805
23	Touro University NevadaNV · Private	$104,805
24	Claremont McKenna CollegeCA · Private	$104,736
25	Cornell UniversityNY · Private	$104,043
26	Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNY · Private	$104,043
27	Boston CollegeMA · Private	$103,937
28	Georgetown UniversityDC · Private	$103,494
29	Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA · Private	$103,470
30	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA · Public	$102,772
31	West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
32	West Coast University-Los AngelesCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
33	West Coast University-MiamiFL · Private for-profit	$102,672
34	West Coast University-OntarioCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
35	West Coast University-Orange CountyCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
36	West Coast University-TexasTX · Private for-profit	$102,672
37	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · Private	$102,491
38	Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY · Private	$102,051
39	Harvard UniversityMA · Private	$101,817
40	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN · Private	$101,253
41	Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR · Public	$101,028
42	Yale UniversityCT · Private	$100,533
43	Villanova UniversityPA · Private	$100,423
44	University of Notre DameIN · Private	$99,980
45	Neumont College of Computer ScienceUT · Private for-profit	$97,827
46	Duke UniversityNC · Private	$97,800
47	Dartmouth CollegeNH · Private	$97,434
48	Colorado School of MinesCO · Public	$97,335
49	Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingNY · Private	$96,980
50	SUNY Maritime CollegeNY · Public	$95,951

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only — not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.