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| Select | Rank | Institution | Med. Earnings | Net Cost | Earnings | Admit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | University Of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $92k median earnings | $13k | $92k | 11% | |
#2 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $115k median earnings | $32k | $115k | 12% | |
#3 | University Of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $85k median earnings | $12k | $85k | 27% | |
#4 | The University Of Texas At Austin Austin, TX | $75k median earnings | $20k | $75k | 27% | |
#5 | University Of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $83k median earnings | $13k | $83k | 9% | |
#6 | Duke University Durham, NC | $98k median earnings | $30k | $98k | 6% | |
#7 | University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $84k median earnings | $13k | $84k | 16% | |
#8 | University Of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $81k median earnings | $14k | $81k | 29% | |
#9 | University Of California-Davis Davis, CA | $81k median earnings | $15k | $81k | 42% | |
#10 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Cambridge, MA | $143k median earnings | $20k | $143k | 5% | |
#11 | Columbia University In The City Of New York New York, NY | $102k median earnings | $22k | $102k | 4% | |
#12 | $72k median earnings | $12k | $72k | 75% | ||
#13 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $104k median earnings | $29k | $104k | 9% | |
#14 | University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $81k median earnings | $14k | $81k | 42% | |
#15 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | $72k median earnings | $21k | $72k | 57% | |
#16 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $64k median earnings | $10k | $64k | 46% | |
#17 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | $59k median earnings | $7k | $59k | 93% | |
#18 | University Of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $75k median earnings | $16k | $75k | 33% | |
#19 | California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $59k median earnings | $4k | $59k | 91% | |
#20 | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | $65k median earnings | $9k | $65k | 94% | |
#21 | The University Of Texas At Arlington Arlington, TX | $63k median earnings | $14k | $63k | 80% | |
#22 | Georgia Institute Of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $103k median earnings | $12k | $103k | 14% | |
#23 | University Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $111k median earnings | $29k | $111k | 5% | |
#24 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | $76k median earnings | $16k | $76k | 68% | |
#25 | University Of Houston Houston, TX | $62k median earnings | $14k | $62k | 74% |
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