Top Colleges and Universities for Getting Rich
Forbes.com and PayScale.com recently compiled a list of the top colleges in the United States for getting rich and the list is pretty interesting. The list is based on earnings of Alumni with 10 – 20 years of work experience instead of newly graduated students, which gives a great view of long term earnings. So if making money is your main focus when looking for a university you might want to consider some of these schools.
Number 1 - Dartmouth College
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 58,000
10 – 20 years $134,000
Top Earners $321,000
Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dartmouth has an undergraduate liberal arts program and medical, engineering and business schools. Dartmouth is the smallest Ivy League School.
Motto in English: The voice of one crying in the wilderness
- Dartmouth College
Welcome to Dartmouth, a private, four-year liberal arts institution that has been at the forefront of American higher education since 1769. A member of the Ivy League, Dartmouth is a superb undergraduate residential college with the intellectual char
Number 2 - Princeton University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 66,500
10 – 20 years $131,000
Top Earners $261,000
Princeton University is an Ivy League university located in Princeton, New Jersey.Princeton focuses mostly on undergraduate education and is a liberal arts university.
Motto in English: Under God's power she flourishes
Number 3 - Stanford University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 70,400
10 – 20 years $129,000
Top Earners $257,000
Stanford University is a private research university located in Stanford, California and is divided into a number of different schools; Stanford Business School, Stanford Law School, Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford School of Engineering.
Motto in English: The wind of freedom blows
- Stanford University
Stanford University is one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. It is located in Palo Alto, California.
Number 4 - YaleUniversity
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 59,100
10 – 20 years $126,000
Top Earners $326,000
Yale Universityis a private university and member of the Ivy League located in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale is considered on of the leading and most prestigious universities in the world.
Motto in English: Light and truth
- Yale University
Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools.
Number 4 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 72,200
10 – 20 years $126,000
Top Earners $326,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments.
Motto in English: Mind and Hand
- MIT
MIT is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and education of students in areas that contribute to or prosper in an environment of science and technology.
Number 6 - Harvard University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 63,400
10 – 20 years $124,000
Top Earners $ 288,000
Harvard Universityis a private university and a member of the Ivy League located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Motto in English: Truth
Number 7 - University of Pennsylvania
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 60,900
10 – 20 years $120,000
Top Earners $282,000
University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League university and one of the Colonial Colleges located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Motto in English: Laws without morals are useless
Number 8 - University of Notre Dame
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 56,300
10 – 20 years $116,000
Top Earners $235,000
University of Notre Dame is a private Roman Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, Indiana. Notre Dame consists of five colleges and one professional school.
Motto in English: Life, Sweetness, Hope
Number 9 - Polytechnic University of New York, Brooklyn
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 62,400
10 – 20 years $114,000
Top Earners $190,000
Polytechnic University of New York, Brooklyn is the second oldest private institute of technology in the United States and is located in Brooklyn, New York.
Motto in English: The person and the works of humankind are functions of nature
- :: Polytechnic Institute of NYU :: New York\'s major educational resource in science and technology
Polytechnic Institute of NYU is New York metropolitan's major educational resource in science and technology education and research.
Number 9 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 61,000
10 – 20 years $114,000
Top Earners $255,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university located in Worchester, Massachusetts that is primarily an undergraduate focused university.
Motto in English: Theory and Practice
Number 11 - University of Chicago
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 53,400
10 – 20 years $113,000
Top Earners $255,000
University of Chicago is a private university located in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, Illinois and founded by John D Rockefeller.
Motto in English: Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched.
- The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago
Number 12 - University of California Berkeley
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 59,900
10 – 20 years $112,000
Top Earners $201,000
University of California Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California and the oldest of the University of California’s campuses.
Motto in English: Let There Be Light
- University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley home page. Gateway to information on studying, teaching, research and public service at UC Berkeley, flagship campus of the University of California system.
Number 13 - Carnegie MellonUniversity
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 61,800
10 – 20 years $111,000
Top Earners $209,000
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was founded by Andrew Carnegie and has seven colleges and schools.
Motto in English: My heart is in the work – Andrew Carnegie
Number 14 - Bucknell University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 54,100
10 – 20 years $110,000
Top Earners $251,000
Bucknell Universityis a private university located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania along the West Branch Susquehanna River. Bucknell features programs in engineering, management, education and music as well as preparation for degrees in law and medicine.
- Welcome to Bucknell || Bucknell University
The nation's largest private liberal arts university, Bucknell, founded in 1846, is dedicated to providing the premier undergraduate experience in America.
Number 14 - GeorgetownUniversity
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 55,000
10 – 20 years $110,000
Top Earners $248,000
Georgetown University is a Jesuit private university located in Georgetown, Washington D.C. Georgetown is divided into four undergraduate and graduate schools; international relations, government, law, medicine and business.
Motto in English: Both into One
- Georgetown University
Official main home page of Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Number 14 - Rice University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 64,000
10 – 20 years $110,000
Top Earners $216,000
Rice Universityis a private research university located in Houston, Texas and is known for its applied science programs in nanotechnology, artificial heart research, structural chemical analysis and space science.
Motto in English: Letters, Science, Arts
Number 14 - Cornell University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 60,300
10 – 20 years $110,000
Top Earners $210,000
Cornell University is a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York and two medical campuses in New York City and Education City, Qatar.
Motto in English: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." -Ezra Cornell, 1865
- Cornell University
Cornell University contains seven undergraduate colleges plus the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Law School, the Johnson Graduate School of Management, the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and Doha, Qatar, and the 93 fields of stud
Number 14 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 61,100
10 – 20 years $110,000
Top Earners $182,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university in Troy, New York, is the oldest technological university and is known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace.
Motto in English: Knowledge and Thoroughness
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Home Page
Founded in 1824, Rensselaer is the nation's oldest technological university. The school offers degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences.
Number 19 - Brown University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 56,200
10 – 20 years $109,000
Top Earners $228,000
Brown University is a private Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island.
Motto in English: In God we hope
- Brown University
Brown University, founded in 1764, is a member of the Ivy League and is renowned for the quality of its teaching, research, and unique curriculum. Providence, RI.
Number 20 - Colgate University
Experience - Median Salary
0 – 5 years $ 52,800
10 – 20 years $108,000
Top Earners $265,000
Colgate Universityis a private liberal arts college located in Hamilton, New York.Colgate’s top three most common majors are biology, economics and political science.
Motto in English: For God and Truth
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