The 10 Universities That Increase Career Earnings the Most
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- 06 May 2020
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In a new report titled “Beyond College Rankings,” Brookings Fellow Jonathan Rothwell explores the “value-added” of two- and four-year colleges in the United States.
Unlike many previous measures of college performance, Rothwell’s “value-added” measure accounts for the difference in the expected economic success of alumni and the actual outcomes of graduates.
Rothwell measures the expected success of alumni from each school based on factors like academic performance, student body demographics and the types of courses offered at each school. He then compares these measures against the actual performance of graduates from each school based on mid-career earnings levels, the value of job skills and ability to repay student loans.
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Within the report, or by following the link below, you will find an interactive that allows you to sort nearly 7,000 U.S. colleges based on these measures of alumni performance.
Here are the top 10 four-year colleges, based on the “value added” of alumni mid-career earnings levels:
RANK
INSTITUTION
SALARY VALUE-ADDED
PREDICTED MID-CAREER SALARY
ACTUAL MID-CAREER SALARY*
1. California Institute of Technology
49%
$77,129
$126,200
2. Colgate University
46%
$79,774
$126,600
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
45%
$82,439
$128,800
4. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
44%
$73,628
$114,100
5. Carleton College
43%
$76,236
$117,700
6. Washington and Lee University
42%
$81,281
$124,300
7. SUNY Maritime College
42%
$79,637
$121,700
8. Clarkson University
42%
$72,583
$110,700
9. Manhattan College
42%
$72,701
$110,800
10. Stanford University
41%
$83,864
$126,400
