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| Select | Rank | Institution | Med. Earnings | Net Cost | Earnings | Admit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | $65k median earnings | $9k | $65k | 94% | |
#2 | Cuny Hunter College New York, NY | $63k median earnings | $3k | $63k | 54% | |
#3 | University Of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | $69k median earnings | $11k | $69k | 77% | |
#4 | The University Of Texas At Arlington Arlington, TX | $63k median earnings | $14k | $63k | 80% | |
#5 | University Of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $81k median earnings | $14k | $81k | 29% | |
#6 | University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $84k median earnings | $13k | $84k | 16% | |
#7 | Duke University Durham, NC | $98k median earnings | $30k | $98k | 6% | |
#8 | California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $59k median earnings | $4k | $59k | 91% | |
#9 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA | $76k median earnings | $18k | $76k | 87% | |
#10 | California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA | $61k median earnings | $7k | $61k | 95% | |
#11 | University Of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | $68k median earnings | $14k | $68k | 76% | |
#12 | Cuny Queens College Queens, NY | $63k median earnings | $4k | $63k | 64% | |
#13 | Florida International University Miami, FL | $60k median earnings | $9k | $60k | 55% | |
#14 | University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $81k median earnings | $14k | $81k | 42% | |
#15 | $63k median earnings | $15k | $63k | 90% | ||
#16 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ | $61k median earnings | $16k | $61k | 88% | |
#17 | Cuny New York City College Of Technology Brooklyn, NY | $49k median earnings | $5k | $49k | 80% | |
#18 | Cuny Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY | $61k median earnings | $3k | $61k | 58% | |
#19 | Cuny City College New York, NY | $66k median earnings | $4k | $66k | 60% | |
#20 | College Of Staten Island Cuny Staten Island, NY | $54k median earnings | $6k | $54k | 92% | |
#21 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | $68k median earnings | $12k | $68k | 96% | |
#22 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | $76k median earnings | $16k | $76k | 68% | |
#23 | University Of Central Florida Orlando, FL | $58k median earnings | $10k | $58k | 40% | |
#24 | $72k median earnings | $12k | $72k | 75% | ||
#25 | University Of Florida Gainesville, FL | $72k median earnings | $5k | $72k | 61% |
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