US College Grads in High Cost States

It costs more to live in New York, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts and Maryland. Salaries reported in this article are not representative of salaries paid to all college grads.

Grads at this college earn the most—and it’s not MIT, Harvard or Stanford, by Abigail Hess, 10/1/18.

Going to a top college can really pay off. On average, graduates from the best schools in the country earn well over six-figures mid-way through their careers. But as the cost of college rises and wage growth remains stubbornly low, carefully deciding where to spend your college years has become more important than ever before.

Salary comparison site PayScale recently analyzed 2,646 associate and bachelor’s degree-granting institutions throughout the U.S. in order to determine which students earned the most after graduation. When they looked at the median salaries of graduates who only had a bachelor’s degree, they found that 10 colleges produced students with sky-high salaries five and 10 years into their careers.

Surprisingly, only two Ivy League schools made the list. In fact, the number one school for salary potential is a small liberal arts college with a total undergraduate enrollment of just 844.

Here are the 10 colleges where graduates earn the most, according to PayScale:

10. SUNY Maritime College

Early career salary: $73,300

Mid-career salary: $140,100

State: New York

9. Princeton University

Early career salary: $72,700

Mid-career salary: $141,300

State: New Jersey

8. United States Military Academy

Early career salary: $79,300

Mid-career salary: $141,900

State: New York

6. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (tie)

Early career salary: $80,200

Mid-career salary: $142,600

State: New York

6. Harvard University (tie)

Early career salary: $72,600

Mid-career salary: $142,600

State: Massachusetts

4. California Institute of Technology (tie)

Early career salary: $83,400

Mid-career salary: $143,100

State: California

4. Stanford University (tie)

Early career salary: $76,500

Mid-career salary: $143,100

State: California

3. United States Naval Academy

Early career salary: $78,600

Mid-career salary: $149,800

State: Maryland

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Early career salary: $83,600

Mid-career salary: $150,400

State: Massachusetts

1. Harvey Mudd College

Early career salary: $85,600

Mid-career salary: $157,400

State: California

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/28/grads-at-this-college-earn-the-mostand-its-not-harvard-or-stanford.html

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader