Which alumni are the highest paid in America?

California Institute of Technology alumni are paid an average of $ 82,900 in their first year of employment, 30,000 more than the general average in the US.

In nearly 400 schools belonging to the National University group in the US, the average starting salary of alumni is 52,519 USD a year (about 1.2 billion VND). According to PayScale data , alumni of 10 universities have starting incomes of $ 71,200 a year or more.

On January 6, US News and World report established the top 10 alumni universities with the highest starting salary in the United States for a year (unit: USD).

Alumni of all 10 schools have an average starting income of 71,200 USD (more than 1.6 billion) or more. Along with attractive salaries, the tuition fees of these schools are relatively high, over $ 53,000 a year.

The highest paid starting salary is California Institute of Technology alumni with $ 82,900 a year, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology $ 82,700. In addition to these two institutes, the average salary of students from other universities is below 80,000 USD.

The California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts have similar tuition fees (more than $ 56,000 and more than $ 53,000), holding 9th and 4th place respectively in the National University Rankings.

 

California Institute of Technology, USA. Photo: Shutterstock

Third in the ranking is the income of Carnegie Mellon University alumni with 74,600 USD a year. Although ranked third in income after graduation, this school has the most expensive tuition fees in the top 10 - nearly 59,000 USD.

The school with the lowest ranking in the rankings is Thomas Jefferson University (176), tuition fees nearly 42,000 USD a year. The starting income of alumni Thomas Jefferson is 73,000 USD, just less than Stanford University, the top 6 school is 900 USD, higher than the first Princeton University in the United States nearly 2,000 USD.

The income of Colorado of Mines alumni ranks 6th in the ranking of 72,400 USD. This is also the school with the lowest tuition in the top 10, only 39,000 USD.

The last four places in the ranking are the Stevens Institute of Technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Princeton University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The income of alumni of these schools is quite similar, ranging from 71,000 to 72,000 USD, and tuition fees of 53,000-57,000 USD a year.