{"id":6986,"date":"2010-12-20T19:12:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T19:12:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-12-20T19:12:06","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T19:12:06","slug":"Colleges-That-Bring-the-Highest-Paycheck-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=6986","title":{"rendered":"Colleges That Bring the Highest Paycheck 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Location, prestige, academic reputation and tuition are major factors for students in the college selection process, but post-graduate salary is something rarely taken into consideration.
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\nAlthough salaries depend heavily on a graduate’s field of work, companies are willing to pay a premium for students hailing from the nation’s top universities. But which undergraduate institutions offer the most valuable educations?
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\nRecently, PayScale.com released a report on the highest salary potential among the nation’s top colleges, and from this data, colleges and universities can be ranked by the mid-career median salaries of its graduates. For schools with the same mid-career median salaries, starting median salary determines their relative rank.<\/p>\n

1. Harvey Mudd College
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $126,000
\nStarting median salary: $68,900
\nLocation: Claremont, Calif.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $40,390
\nCollege rank: 18 (Liberal Arts)
\nAcceptance rate: 34%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 757<\/p>\n

2. Princeton University
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $123,000
\nStarting median salary: $58,900
\nLocation: Princeton, N.J.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $36,640
\nCollege rank: 2 (National)
\nAcceptance rate: 10%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 5,113<\/p>\n

3. Dartmouth College
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $123,000
\nStarting median salary: $54,100
\nLocation: Hanover, N.H.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $40,437
\nCollege rank: 9 (National)
\nAcceptance rate: 13%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 4,196<\/p>\n

4. Harvard University
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $121,000
\nStarting median salary: $57,300
\nLocation: Cambridge, Mass.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $38,416
\nCollege rank: 1 (National)
\nAcceptance rate: 7%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 6,655<\/p>\n

5. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $120,000
\nStarting median salary: $69,900
\nLocation: Pasadena, Calif.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $36,282
\nCollege rank: 7 (National)
\nAcceptance rate: 15%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 951<\/p>\n

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $119,000
\nStarting median salary: $68,300
\nLocation: Cambridge, Mass.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $39,212
\nCollege rank: 7 (National)
\nAcceptance rate: 11%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 4,232<\/p>\n

7. Stanford University
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $119,000
\nStarting median salary: $60,200
\nLocation: Stanford, Calif.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $39,201
\nCollege rank: 5 (National)
\nAcceptance rate: 8%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 6,602<\/p>\n

8. Colgate University
\n<\/strong>Mid-career median salary: $119,000
\nStarting median salary: $48,700
\nLocation: Hamilton, N.Y.
\n2010-2011 tuition: $41,870
\nCollege rank: 21 (Liberal Arts)
\nAcceptance rate: 32%
\nTotal undergrad enrollment: 2,825<\/p>\n

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