Ivy League vs. Top Public Schools Earnings
Ivy League graduates have significantly higher average earnings (91,867 USD) and median earnings (82,034 USD) compared to top public school graduates, who have an average earning of 66,341 USD and median earning of 58,647 USD. Factors such as program offerings, access to resources, networking opportunities, and perceived prestige may contribute to these differences in earnings. Prospective students should consider these potential earnings against the cost of attendance and personal preferences when choosing between Ivy League and top public schools. Most Lucrative Fields
The top 5 fields with the highest median earnings 4 years after graduation are:
Nuclear Engineering Technologies/Technicians (131,454 USD) Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (117,247 USD) Marine Transportation (104,858 USD) Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (101,744 USD) Operations Research (99,689 USD) Top 20 School/Major Earnings
The top 5 schools with the highest median earnings are Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton University. Computer Science and Computer and Information Sciences, General are the most common majors among the top 20 schools/majors. Other high-earning majors in the top 20 include Finance and Financial Management Services, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Engineering. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California-Berkeley both have 3 different majors in the top 20. Median earnings for the top 20 schools/majors range from 168,957 USD (University of Washington-Seattle Campus, Computer Engineering) to 256,539 USD (Harvard University, Computer Science).