Highest Median Earnings 2026
This page ranks colleges by reported median earnings, then adds cost and graduation context so the earnings view is not isolated.
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| Rank | University | Location | Type | Total Cost | Net Price | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Private Nonprofit | $82,730 | $20,111 | $143,372 | 96.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.1 + net price 8.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.4 = 78.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | Private Nonprofit | $90,165 | $35,924 | $138,687 | 91.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 3.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 70.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 3 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | Saint Louis, MO | Private Nonprofit | $54,802 | $31,817 | $137,047 | 61.7% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 15.4 + net price 4.4 + total cost 3.1 + debt 6.0 = 69.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 4 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Albany, NY | Private Nonprofit | $54,899 | $29,882 | $131,426 | 67.5% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 16.9 + net price 5.0 + total cost 3.1 + debt 2.9 = 67.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 5 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,474 | $25,171 | $129,455 | 96.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.1 + net price 6.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.9 = 76.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 6 | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Private Nonprofit | $86,886 | $16,075 | $128,566 | 94.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.6 + net price 9.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 79.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 7 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $65,022 | $39,545 | $125,557 | 62% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 15.5 + net price 1.8 + total cost 1.9 + debt 2.9 = 62.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 8 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Private Nonprofit | $87,833 | $13,807 | $124,080 | 91.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 10.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.2 = 80.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 9 | Babson College | Wellesley, MA | Private Nonprofit | $80,192 | $40,514 | $123,938 | 93.1% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.3 + net price 1.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 69.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 10 | Bentley University | Waltham, MA | Private Nonprofit | $79,548 | $37,930 | $120,959 | 86.8% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 21.7 + net price 2.4 + total cost 0.1 + debt 3.1 = 67.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 11 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Private Nonprofit | $83,654 | $31,944 | $114,862 | 94.1% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.5 + net price 4.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.2 = 72.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 12 | Gnomon | North Hollywood, CA | Private For Profit | $54,947 | $51,949 | $114,785 | 100% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 25.0 + net price 0.0 + total cost 3.1 + debt 1.9 = 70.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Private Nonprofit | $89,028 | $28,699 | $111,371 | 96.5% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.1 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.0 = 75.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 14 | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Private Nonprofit | $84,040 | $6,128 | $110,066 | 97.6% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.4 + net price 13.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.1 = 84.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 15 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | Private Nonprofit | $82,026 | $50,062 | $109,183 | 87.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.0 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.2 = 67.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 16 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | Private Nonprofit | $79,790 | $41,346 | $108,772 | 86.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 21.7 + net price 1.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.4 = 66.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 17 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | Private Nonprofit | $80,856 | $36,931 | $105,584 | 87.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.0 + net price 2.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 69.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 18 | Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA | Private Nonprofit | $86,500 | $28,849 | $104,736 | 91.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.8 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 74.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 19 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Private Nonprofit | $88,140 | $28,690 | $104,043 | 95.4% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.8 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 75.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 20 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Private Nonprofit | $89,493 | $41,704 | $103,937 | 90.8% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.7 + net price 1.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.9 = 68.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 21 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Private Nonprofit | $88,741 | $40,815 | $103,494 | 94.8% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.7 + net price 1.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.1 = 71.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 22 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | Private Nonprofit | $78,679 | $43,071 | $103,470 | 89.7% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 22.4 + net price 0.6 + total cost 0.2 + debt 2.3 = 65.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 23 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, GA | Public | $28,167 | $12,116 | $102,772 | 94% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.5 + net price 11.0 + total cost 6.5 + debt 4.3 = 85.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 24 | West Coast University-Texas | Richardson, TX | Private For Profit | $55,938 | $53,020 | $102,672 | 31.3% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 7.8 + net price 0.0 + total cost 3.0 + debt 3.1 = 53.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 25 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $89,472 | $21,590 | $102,491 | 96.1% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.0 + net price 7.8 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 76.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 26 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | Private Nonprofit | $82,404 | $36,228 | $102,051 | 83.6% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 20.9 + net price 2.9 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.7 = 67.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 27 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Private Nonprofit | $85,540 | $19,066 | $101,817 | 97.6% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 24.4 + net price 8.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.4 = 79.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 28 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN | Private Nonprofit | $77,890 | $42,513 | $101,253 | 78.2% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 19.5 + net price 0.8 + total cost 0.3 + debt 3.8 = 64.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 29 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | Private Nonprofit | $88,300 | $23,777 | $100,533 | 95.7% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.9 + net price 7.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.7 = 77.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 30 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA | Private Nonprofit | $84,793 | $43,756 | $100,423 | 91.9% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 0.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 2.9 = 66.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 31 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Private Nonprofit | $83,271 | $26,780 | $99,980 | 95.2% | Value Score = earnings 40.0 + graduation 23.8 + net price 6.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 74.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 32 | Duke University | Durham, NC | Private Nonprofit | $87,072 | $29,612 | $97,800 | 96.8% | Value Score = earnings 39.1 + graduation 24.2 + net price 5.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 75.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 33 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Private Nonprofit | $87,793 | $29,519 | $97,434 | 95.5% | Value Score = earnings 39.0 + graduation 23.9 + net price 5.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 73.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 34 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | Public | $40,560 | $28,690 | $97,335 | 81.7% | Value Score = earnings 38.9 + graduation 20.4 + net price 5.4 + total cost 4.9 + debt 5.0 = 74.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 35 | SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck, NY | Public | $29,786 | $22,367 | $95,951 | 64.4% | Value Score = earnings 38.4 + graduation 16.1 + net price 7.5 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.5 = 73.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 36 | Kettering University | Flint, MI | Private Nonprofit | $61,250 | $34,660 | $94,823 | 70.8% | Value Score = earnings 37.9 + graduation 17.7 + net price 3.4 + total cost 2.3 + debt 2.4 = 63.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 37 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA | Private Nonprofit | $87,000 | $23,781 | $94,810 | 93.9% | Value Score = earnings 37.9 + graduation 23.5 + net price 7.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.3 = 73.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 38 | Cal Poly Maritime Academy | Vallejo, CA | Public | $29,853 | $20,555 | $94,784 | 59.7% | Value Score = earnings 37.9 + graduation 14.9 + net price 8.1 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.2 = 72.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 39 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | Private Nonprofit | $83,756 | $40,766 | $93,807 | 86.3% | Value Score = earnings 37.5 + graduation 21.6 + net price 1.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.4 = 63.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 40 | Brown University | Providence, RI | Private Nonprofit | $87,648 | $25,184 | $93,487 | 95.7% | Value Score = earnings 37.4 + graduation 23.9 + net price 6.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.1 = 75.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 41 | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $85,945 | $43,195 | $92,751 | 90.3% | Value Score = earnings 37.1 + graduation 22.6 + net price 0.6 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 66.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 42 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $84,641 | $30,915 | $92,538 | 90.5% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 22.6 + net price 4.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.7 = 68.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 43 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Private Nonprofit | $90,300 | $32,740 | $92,498 | 91.8% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 23.0 + net price 4.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.4 = 69.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 44 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Public | $45,619 | $13,481 | $92,446 | 92.8% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 23.2 + net price 10.5 + total cost 4.3 + debt 6.6 = 81.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 45 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | Addison, IL | Private For Profit | $40,826 | $31,837 | $92,405 | 41.7% | Value Score = earnings 37.0 + graduation 10.4 + net price 4.4 + total cost 4.9 + debt 5.3 = 62.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 46 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Private Nonprofit | $90,360 | $14,860 | $91,885 | 95.9% | Value Score = earnings 36.8 + graduation 24.0 + net price 10.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.2 = 76.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 47 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Private Nonprofit | $89,590 | $15,846 | $91,565 | 93.5% | Value Score = earnings 36.6 + graduation 23.4 + net price 9.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 76.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 48 | Lafayette College | Easton, PA | Private Nonprofit | $83,133 | $34,433 | $91,410 | 87.6% | Value Score = earnings 36.6 + graduation 21.9 + net price 3.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.0 = 68.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 49 | George Washington University | Washington, DC | Private Nonprofit | $83,856 | $36,586 | $90,873 | 84% | Value Score = earnings 36.3 + graduation 21.0 + net price 2.8 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 50 | Trinity College | Hartford, CT | Private Nonprofit | $87,840 | $34,832 | $90,779 | 83.8% | Value Score = earnings 36.3 + graduation 20.9 + net price 3.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.0 = 64.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 51 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | Public | $32,265 | $16,665 | $90,768 | 86.4% | Value Score = earnings 36.3 + graduation 21.6 + net price 9.4 + total cost 6.0 + debt 5.6 = 78.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 52 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, NY | Public | $9,168 | $6,174 | $90,610 | 82.4% | Value Score = earnings 36.2 + graduation 20.6 + net price 12.9 + total cost 8.9 + debt 8.1 = 86.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 53 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | Private Nonprofit | $80,334 | $38,782 | $90,543 | 87.3% | Value Score = earnings 36.2 + graduation 21.8 + net price 2.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 2.6 = 62.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 54 | Bryant University | Smithfield, RI | Private Nonprofit | $69,964 | $41,219 | $90,008 | 79.8% | Value Score = earnings 36.0 + graduation 19.9 + net price 1.3 + total cost 1.3 + debt 3.4 = 61.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 55 | Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | Public | $31,046 | $23,414 | $89,964 | 58.2% | Value Score = earnings 36.0 + graduation 14.5 + net price 7.2 + total cost 6.1 + debt 2.3 = 66.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 56 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Private Nonprofit | $80,141 | $41,431 | $89,812 | 70.1% | Value Score = earnings 35.9 + graduation 17.5 + net price 1.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.6 = 59.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 57 | Rice University | Houston, TX | Private Nonprofit | $79,788 | $13,370 | $89,718 | 94.6% | Value Score = earnings 35.9 + graduation 23.7 + net price 10.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.2 = 77.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 58 | Clarkson University | Potsdam, NY | Private Nonprofit | $79,022 | $30,305 | $89,696 | 74.9% | Value Score = earnings 35.9 + graduation 18.7 + net price 4.9 + total cost 0.1 + debt 3.8 = 63.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 59 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Private Nonprofit | $91,250 | $29,167 | $89,363 | 95.1% | Value Score = earnings 35.7 + graduation 23.8 + net price 5.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.0 = 70.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 60 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | Private Nonprofit | $62,648 | $22,453 | $89,070 | 67.1% | Value Score = earnings 35.6 + graduation 16.8 + net price 7.5 + total cost 2.2 + debt 3.0 = 65.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 61 | Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | Private Nonprofit | $76,074 | $48,095 | $88,794 | 84.3% | Value Score = earnings 35.5 + graduation 21.1 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.5 + debt 3.4 = 60.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 62 | Williams College | Williamstown, MA | Private Nonprofit | $84,860 | $17,716 | $88,665 | 93.6% | Value Score = earnings 35.5 + graduation 23.4 + net price 9.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.7 = 74.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 63 | Union College | Schenectady, NY | Private Nonprofit | $84,561 | $34,561 | $88,604 | 80.4% | Value Score = earnings 35.4 + graduation 20.1 + net price 3.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.0 = 63.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 64 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | Private Nonprofit | $85,851 | $41,190 | $87,989 | 87.2% | Value Score = earnings 35.2 + graduation 21.8 + net price 1.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.9 = 62.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 65 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Private Nonprofit | $85,947 | $18,809 | $87,555 | 93.8% | Value Score = earnings 35.0 + graduation 23.4 + net price 8.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.4 = 74.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 66 | Providence College | Providence, RI | Private Nonprofit | $80,466 | $48,523 | $87,054 | 85.8% | Value Score = earnings 34.8 + graduation 21.5 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 2.3 = 58.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 67 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Private Nonprofit | $67,954 | $29,689 | $86,881 | 78.8% | Value Score = earnings 34.8 + graduation 19.7 + net price 5.1 + total cost 1.5 + debt 3.9 = 64.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 68 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA | Public | $39,926 | $21,565 | $86,863 | 95.6% | Value Score = earnings 34.7 + graduation 23.9 + net price 7.8 + total cost 5.0 + debt 5.7 = 77.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 69 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | Private Nonprofit | $78,720 | $30,365 | $86,522 | 83.7% | Value Score = earnings 34.6 + graduation 20.9 + net price 4.9 + total cost 0.2 + debt 4.6 = 65.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 70 | Manhattan University | Riverdale, NY | Private Nonprofit | $64,348 | $27,256 | $86,316 | 63.7% | Value Score = earnings 34.5 + graduation 15.9 + net price 5.9 + total cost 2.0 + debt 3.9 = 62.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 71 | Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis, MO | Private Nonprofit | $88,488 | $21,786 | $86,182 | 94.3% | Value Score = earnings 34.5 + graduation 23.6 + net price 7.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 71.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 72 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY | Private Nonprofit | $82,762 | $44,338 | $85,569 | 81.9% | Value Score = earnings 34.2 + graduation 20.5 + net price 0.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.1 = 59.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 73 | Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | Private Nonprofit | $87,070 | $28,786 | $85,139 | 91.2% | Value Score = earnings 34.1 + graduation 22.8 + net price 5.4 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.3 = 68.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 74 | Capitol Technology University | Laurel, MD | Private Nonprofit | $42,471 | $22,102 | $85,035 | 42.7% | Value Score = earnings 34.0 + graduation 10.7 + net price 7.6 + total cost 4.7 + debt 6.6 = 63.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 75 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla, CA | Public | $38,701 | $12,470 | $84,943 | 86.1% | Value Score = earnings 34.0 + graduation 21.5 + net price 10.8 + total cost 5.2 + debt 5.8 = 77.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 76 | Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,290 | $25,496 | $84,803 | 91.5% | Value Score = earnings 33.9 + graduation 22.9 + net price 6.5 + total cost 0.0 + debt 7.5 = 70.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 77 | Dominican University of California | San Rafael, CA | Private Nonprofit | $71,751 | $35,333 | $84,713 | 78.1% | Value Score = earnings 33.9 + graduation 19.5 + net price 3.2 + total cost 1.0 + debt 3.1 = 60.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 78 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | Private Nonprofit | $76,835 | $38,509 | $84,648 | 78.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.9 + graduation 19.5 + net price 2.2 + total cost 0.4 + debt 4.2 = 60.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 79 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | Public | $32,859 | $16,504 | $84,276 | 72.8% | Value Score = earnings 33.7 + graduation 18.2 + net price 9.5 + total cost 5.9 + debt 5.0 = 72.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 80 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | Private Nonprofit | $64,632 | $41,272 | $84,131 | 66.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.7 + graduation 16.6 + net price 1.2 + total cost 1.9 + debt 5.9 = 59.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 81 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $64,190 | $13,269 | $83,847 | 81.1% | Value Score = earnings 33.5 + graduation 20.3 + net price 10.6 + total cost 2.0 + debt 6.5 = 72.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 82 | Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | Private Nonprofit | $72,215 | $40,675 | $83,759 | 75.7% | Value Score = earnings 33.5 + graduation 18.9 + net price 1.4 + total cost 1.0 + debt 3.9 = 58.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 83 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $34,654 | $13,138 | $83,648 | 93.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.5 + graduation 23.3 + net price 10.6 + total cost 5.7 + debt 5.0 = 78.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 84 | Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science | Los Angeles, CA | Private Nonprofit | $39,834 | $35,558 | $83,438 | 29.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.4 + graduation 7.4 + net price 3.1 + total cost 5.0 + debt 5.8 = 54.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 85 | Boston University | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $86,285 | $24,402 | $83,238 | 88.7% | Value Score = earnings 33.3 + graduation 22.2 + net price 6.9 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.9 = 66.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 86 | Tufts University | Medford, MA | Private Nonprofit | $88,300 | $39,998 | $83,214 | 93.5% | Value Score = earnings 33.3 + graduation 23.4 + net price 1.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 64.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 87 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO | Public | $29,231 | $16,298 | $82,957 | 64.4% | Value Score = earnings 33.2 + graduation 16.1 + net price 9.6 + total cost 6.3 + debt 4.6 = 69.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 88 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | Private Nonprofit | $93,512 | $58,098 | $82,939 | 83.4% | Value Score = earnings 33.2 + graduation 20.8 + net price 0.0 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 58.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 89 | University of Maryland-College Park | College Park, MD | Public | $29,299 | $15,678 | $82,860 | 88.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 22.1 + net price 9.8 + total cost 6.3 + debt 5.1 = 76.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 90 | University of Portland | Portland, OR | Private Nonprofit | $73,224 | $28,210 | $82,804 | 79.8% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 20.0 + net price 5.6 + total cost 0.8 + debt 4.7 = 64.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 91 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Private Nonprofit | $85,100 | $14,398 | $82,735 | 95.3% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 23.8 + net price 10.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 6.6 = 73.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 92 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | Private Nonprofit | $61,096 | $34,170 | $82,721 | 68.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 17.1 + net price 3.6 + total cost 2.4 + debt 4.7 = 60.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 93 | Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore, MD | Private Nonprofit | $74,055 | $30,574 | $82,652 | 79.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.1 + graduation 19.8 + net price 4.8 + total cost 0.7 + debt 3.2 = 61.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 94 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | Private Nonprofit | $68,164 | $18,425 | $82,592 | 75.2% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 18.8 + net price 8.9 + total cost 1.5 + debt 4.1 = 66.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 95 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Public | $38,614 | $12,548 | $82,511 | 92.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 23.2 + net price 10.8 + total cost 5.2 + debt 6.3 = 78.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 96 | New York University | New York, NY | Private Nonprofit | $84,374 | $37,050 | $82,509 | 87.6% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 21.9 + net price 2.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.7 = 62.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 97 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, MA | Public | $31,367 | $21,582 | $82,392 | 74.1% | Value Score = earnings 33.0 + graduation 18.5 + net price 7.8 + total cost 6.1 + debt 4.1 = 69.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 98 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA | Public | $36,951 | $24,953 | $81,698 | 86.2% | Value Score = earnings 32.7 + graduation 21.6 + net price 6.7 + total cost 5.4 + debt 4.6 = 70.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 99 | Davidson College | Davidson, NC | Private Nonprofit | $79,475 | $17,379 | $81,400 | 91.1% | Value Score = earnings 32.6 + graduation 22.8 + net price 9.2 + total cost 0.1 + debt 5.3 = 69.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| 100 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | Public | $33,642 | $14,355 | $81,054 | 85.1% | Value Score = earnings 32.4 + graduation 21.3 + net price 10.2 + total cost 5.8 + debt 5.3 = 75.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
How to Use This Page
- Use this page for outcome-focused research.
- Sort by cost or value score to balance earnings with affordability.
- Consider graduation rate before interpreting earnings.
Method Notes
Use the table as a starting point, then review each college profile for cost, net price, earnings, debt, graduation rate, and fit.
Figures are designed for comparison and may not match a student’s final bill. Residency, aid eligibility, housing, program fees, course load, and family income can change the real cost.