Highest graduate earnings – public universities

These 50 public universities rank highest by median earnings 10 years after entry, drawn from 1823 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health (Los Angeles, CA) leads at $115,318.

#	Institution	Median earnings (10 yr)
1	Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied HealthCA	$115,318
2	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityNY	$109,601
3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA	$102,772
4	Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR	$101,028
5	Colorado School of MinesCO	$97,335
6	SUNY Maritime CollegeNY	$95,951
7	California State University Maritime AcademyCA	$94,784
8	University of North Texas Health Science CenterTX	$93,615
9	The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonTX	$92,961
10	University of California-BerkeleyCA	$92,446
11	Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterTX	$92,348
12	Upstate Medical UniversityNY	$92,257
13	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA	$90,768
14	United States Merchant Marine AcademyNY	$90,610
15	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX	$90,232
16	Maine Maritime AcademyME	$89,964
17	The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonTX	$88,757
18	Medical University of South CarolinaSC	$88,420
19	University of Maryland BaltimoreMD	$88,174
20	University of Virginia-Main CampusVA	$86,863
21	University of California-San DiegoCA	$84,943
22	New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ	$84,276
23	University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI	$83,648
24	Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO	$82,957
25	University of Maryland-College ParkMD	$82,860
26	University of California-Los AngelesCA	$82,511
27	Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA	$82,392
28	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioTX	$82,206
29	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA	$81,698
30	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL	$81,054
31	University of California-DavisCA	$80,838
32	University of California-IrvineCA	$80,735
33	Binghamton UniversityNY	$80,596
34	San Jose State UniversityCA	$78,988
35	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansLA	$78,495
36	University of Washington-Bothell CampusWA	$78,466
37	University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA	$78,466
38	University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA	$78,466
39	Michigan Technological UniversityMI	$78,198
40	Virginia Military InstituteVA	$77,369
41	Four County Career CenterOH	$77,338
42	University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterTX	$76,860
43	University of Nebraska Medical CenterNE	$76,833
44	Colorado State University GlobalCO	$76,813
45	New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM	$76,489
46	George Mason UniversityVA	$76,343
47	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY	$75,971
48	The University of Texas at AustinTX	$75,121
49	University of California-Santa BarbaraCA	$74,915
50	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportLA	$74,671

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.