Highest graduate earnings — public universities

These 50 public universities rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 591 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Brooklyn, NY) leads at $109,601.

#InstitutionMedian earnings (10 yr)
1SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityNY$109,601
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$102,772
3Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR$101,028
4Colorado School of MinesCO$97,335
5SUNY Maritime CollegeNY$95,951
6California State University Maritime AcademyCA$94,784
7University of North Texas Health Science CenterTX$93,615
8The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonTX$92,961
9University of California-BerkeleyCA$92,446
10Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterTX$92,348
11Upstate Medical UniversityNY$92,257
12California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$90,768
13United States Merchant Marine AcademyNY$90,610
14The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$90,232
15Maine Maritime AcademyME$89,964
16The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTX$88,757
17Medical University of South CarolinaSC$88,420
18University of Maryland BaltimoreMD$88,174
19University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$86,863
20University of California-San DiegoCA$84,943
21New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ$84,276
22University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$83,648
23Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$82,957
24University of Maryland-College ParkMD$82,860
25University of California-Los AngelesCA$82,511
26Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA$82,392
27The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioTX$82,206
28Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$81,698
29University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$81,054
30University of California-DavisCA$80,838
31University of California-IrvineCA$80,735
32Binghamton UniversityNY$80,596
33San Jose State UniversityCA$78,988
34Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansLA$78,495
35University of Washington-Bothell CampusWA$78,466
36University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$78,466
37University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA$78,466
38Michigan Technological UniversityMI$78,198
39Virginia Military InstituteVA$77,369
40University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterTX$76,860
41University of Nebraska Medical CenterNE$76,833
42Colorado State University GlobalCO$76,813
43New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM$76,489
44George Mason UniversityVA$76,343
45CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY$75,971
46The University of Texas at AustinTX$75,121
47University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$74,915
48Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportLA$74,671
49Stony Brook UniversityNY$74,502
50Rutgers University-CamdenNJ$74,479

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 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.