Highest graduate earnings – U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 4693 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	Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCA · Public	$115,318
15	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private	$114,862
16	GnomonCA · Private for-profit	$114,785
17	University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private	$111,371
18	Helene Fuld College of NursingNY · Private	$111,027
19	Princeton UniversityNJ · Private	$110,066
20	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityNY · Public	$109,601
21	Santa Clara UniversityCA · Private	$109,183
22	Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ · Private	$108,772
23	Center for Allied Health EducationNY · Private for-profit	$107,249
24	Miami Ad SchoolFL · Private for-profit	$106,192
25	Miami Ad School-AtlantaGA · Private for-profit	$106,192
26	Miami Ad School-New YorkNY · Private for-profit	$106,192
27	Lehigh UniversityPA · Private	$105,584
28	Touro University CaliforniaCA · Private	$104,805
29	Touro University NevadaNV · Private	$104,805
30	Claremont McKenna CollegeCA · Private	$104,736
31	St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensNY · Private for-profit	$104,403
32	Cornell UniversityNY · Private	$104,043
33	Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNY · Private	$104,043
34	Boston CollegeMA · Private	$103,937
35	Georgetown UniversityDC · Private	$103,494
36	Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA · Private	$103,470
37	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA · Public	$102,772
38	West Coast University-Center for Graduate StudiesCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
39	West Coast University-Los AngelesCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
40	West Coast University-MiamiFL · Private for-profit	$102,672
41	West Coast University-OntarioCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
42	West Coast University-Orange CountyCA · Private for-profit	$102,672
43	West Coast University-TexasTX · Private for-profit	$102,672
44	Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · Private	$102,491
45	Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY · Private	$102,051
46	Harvard UniversityMA · Private	$101,817
47	Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMA · Private	$101,466
48	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIN · Private	$101,253
49	Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR · Public	$101,028
50	Yale UniversityCT · Private	$100,533

A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, 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.