Colleges, in alphabetical order

InstitutionStateMedian earnings (4 yrs out)Median debtCredentialGraduates measured
Cornell UniversityNY$142,846—Master's81
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL$125,093—Master's88
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideFL$125,093—Master's88
Florida Institute of TechnologyFL$149,291—Master's29
George Mason UniversityVA$114,815$21,000Bachelor's38
George Washington UniversityDC$120,976—Bachelor's21
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA$168,407—Master's24
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$154,775—Master's142
Kennesaw State UniversityGA$89,696$31,000Bachelor's28
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$227,052—Master's62
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA$125,191$27,000Bachelor's24
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$145,788—Master's38
Northeastern UniversityMA$117,700—Master's19
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMA$117,700—Master's19
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$145,507—Master's89
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyPA$145,507—Master's89
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusPA$145,507—Master's89
Southern Methodist UniversityTX$163,769—Master's22
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$137,935—Master's90
Texas A & M International UniversityTX$60,126$10,243Bachelor's44
The University of Texas at DallasTX$144,307—Master's24
The University of Texas at El PasoTX$113,173—Master's24
University of ArizonaAZ$100,468$18,250Bachelor's44
University of FloridaFL$122,299$19,250Bachelor's103
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$106,805$17,800Bachelor's40
University of Maryland Global CampusMD$141,618—Master's36
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$152,353—Master's73
University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC$84,648$26,000Bachelor's54
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$178,619—Master's25
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$144,830$19,500Bachelor's59
Washington University in St LouisMO$119,297$20,500Bachelor's21
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA$143,717—Master's70

Credential levels differ: a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral figure are not comparable with each other, so check the Credential column before comparing, and note that a college appears once per field, with one credential level's figure. Graduates measured is the number of graduates behind the median; small groups are less reliable.

Colleges are listed alphabetically to start; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Click a column heading to sort; shift-click more headings to sort by several columns as a group. Each figure is the median the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard reports for that college’s graduates in this field, 4 years after graduation. It describes a group of graduates, not any one person, and says nothing about how much the college added to its graduates’ earnings. Colleges that do not report a figure for this field are not listed: the Department of Education withholds earnings for programs with few graduates, so a college may offer a major and still be missing here.