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| Select | Rank | Institution | Med. Earnings | Net Cost | Earnings | Admit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | Duke University Durham, NC | $98k median earnings | $30k | $98k | 6% | |
#2 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | $102k median earnings | $19k | $102k | 4% | |
#3 | University Of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $92k median earnings | $13k | $92k | 11% | |
#4 | University Of Chicago Chicago, IL | $92k median earnings | $15k | $92k | 4% | |
#5 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Cambridge, MA | $143k median earnings | $20k | $143k | 5% | |
#6 | University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $84k median earnings | $13k | $84k | 16% | |
#7 | University Of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $85k median earnings | $12k | $85k | 27% | |
#8 | Cuny Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY | $76k median earnings | $3k | $76k | 48% | |
#9 | The University Of Texas At Austin Austin, TX | $75k median earnings | $20k | $75k | 27% | |
#10 | University Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $111k median earnings | $29k | $111k | 5% | |
#11 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $97k median earnings | $30k | $97k | 5% | |
#12 | University Of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $83k median earnings | $13k | $83k | 9% | |
#13 | Georgia Institute Of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $103k median earnings | $12k | $103k | 14% | |
#14 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $104k median earnings | $29k | $104k | 9% | |
#15 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | $92k median earnings | $16k | $92k | 6% | |
#16 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $115k median earnings | $32k | $115k | 12% | |
#17 | University Of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $81k median earnings | $14k | $81k | 29% | |
#18 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | $124k median earnings | $14k | $124k | 4% | |
#19 | California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA | $63k median earnings | $7k | $63k | 91% | |
#20 | University Of California-Davis Davis, CA | $81k median earnings | $15k | $81k | 42% | |
#21 | The University Of Texas At Arlington Arlington, TX | $63k median earnings | $14k | $63k | 80% | |
#22 | University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $81k median earnings | $14k | $81k | 42% | |
#23 | Cuny Hunter College New York, NY | $63k median earnings | $3k | $63k | 54% | |
#24 | California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $59k median earnings | $4k | $59k | 91% | |
#25 | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $72k median earnings | $12k | $72k | 15% |
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