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Colleges That Bring the Highest Paycheck 2011

by Paul Toscano

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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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.

Although 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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Recently, 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.

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1. Harvey Mudd College

Mid-career median salary: $126,000

Starting median salary: $68,900

Location: Claremont, Calif.

2010-2011 tuition: $40,390

College rank: 18 (Liberal Arts)

Acceptance rate: 34%

Total undergrad enrollment: 757

©Princeton University

2. Princeton University

Mid-career median salary: $123,000

Starting median salary: $58,900

Location: Princeton, N.J.

2010-2011 tuition: $36,640

College rank: 2 (National)

Acceptance rate: 10%

Total undergrad enrollment: 5,113

©Dartmouth College

3. Dartmouth College

Mid-career median salary: $123,000

Starting median salary: $54,100

Location: Hanover, N.H.

2010-2011 tuition: $40,437

College rank: 9 (National)

Acceptance rate: 13%

Total undergrad enrollment: 4,196

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4. Harvard University

Mid-career median salary: $121,000

Starting median salary: $57,300

Location: Cambridge, Mass.

2010-2011 tuition: $38,416

College rank: 1 (National)

Acceptance rate: 7%

Total undergrad enrollment: 6,655

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5. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

Mid-career median salary: $120,000

Starting median salary: $69,900

Location: Pasadena, Calif.

2010-2011 tuition: $36,282

College rank: 7 (National)

Acceptance rate: 15%

Total undergrad enrollment: 951

©Massachusetts Institute of Technology

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Mid-career median salary: $119,000

Starting median salary: $68,300

Location: Cambridge, Mass.

2010-2011 tuition: $39,212

College rank: 7 (National)

Acceptance rate: 11%

Total undergrad enrollment: 4,232

©Stanford University

7. Stanford University

Mid-career median salary: $119,000

Starting median salary: $60,200

Location: Stanford, Calif.

2010-2011 tuition: $39,201

College rank: 5 (National)

Acceptance rate: 8%

Total undergrad enrollment: 6,602

©Colgate University

8. Colgate University

Mid-career median salary: $119,000

Starting median salary: $48,700

Location: Hamilton, N.Y.

2010-2011 tuition: $41,870

College rank: 21 (Liberal Arts)

Acceptance rate: 32%

Total undergrad enrollment: 2,825

Click here to see the full list of Colleges That Bring the Highest Paycheck 2011

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