Rankings/Best Return on Investment

Best Return on Investment

Universities where graduates earn the most relative to cost.

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Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA
$143,353
Median Earnings (6yr)
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California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
$132,140
Median Earnings (6yr)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
$131,633
Median Earnings (6yr)
#4
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
$116,360
Median Earnings (6yr)
#5
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
$115,107
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#6
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY
$112,685
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#7
American University of Health Sciences
Signal Hill, CA
$111,064
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#8
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY
$110,661
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#9
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
Los Angeles, CA
$106,781
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#10
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA
$105,483
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#11
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
$105,360
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#12
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$102,887
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#13
Helene Fuld College of Nursing
New York, NY
$101,039
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#14
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
$99,818
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#15
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
$99,572
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#16
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing
New York, NY
$99,344
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#17
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV
$96,993
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#18
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
$96,770
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#19
West Coast University-Texas
Richardson, TX
$96,114
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#20
West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA
$96,114
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#21
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
Los Angeles, CA
$96,114
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#22
West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FL
$96,114
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#23
West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA
$96,114
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#24
West Coast University-Orange County
Anaheim, CA
$96,114
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#25
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine, ME
$93,944
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#26
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA
$93,187
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#27
Touro University Nevada
Henderson, NV
$92,446
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#28
Touro University California
Vallejo, CA
$92,446
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#29
Babson College
Wellesley, MA
$91,354
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#30
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
$91,198
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#31
Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
Berkeley, CA
$91,198
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#32
Gnomon
North Hollywood, CA
$90,652
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#33
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$90,555
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#34
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
$90,326
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#35
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
$89,432
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#36
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA
$89,418
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#37
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
$89,371
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#38
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
$88,810
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#39
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
$88,535
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#40
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
$88,185
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#41
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY
$87,830
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#42
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
$87,830
Median Earnings (6yr)
#43
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
$87,815
Median Earnings (6yr)
#44
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
$87,603
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#45
Rush University
Chicago, IL
$86,865
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#46
Bentley University
Waltham, MA
$86,679
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#47
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Medford, MA
$86,327
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#48
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
$86,306
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#49
Webb Institute
Glen Cove, NY
$86,249
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#50
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
$86,210
Median Earnings (6yr)
#51
University of Notre Dame -
Chicago, IL
$86,210
Median Earnings (6yr)
#52
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
$85,935
Median Earnings (6yr)
#53
Duke University
Durham, NC
$85,792
Median Earnings (6yr)
#54
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
$85,717
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#55
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
$85,038
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#56
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
$84,905
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#57
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA
$84,676
Median Earnings (6yr)
#58
Chamberlain University-California
Rancho Cordova, CA
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#59
Chamberlain University-Virginia
Vienna, VA
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#60
Chamberlain University-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#61
Chamberlain University-Missouri
St. Louis, MO
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#62
Chamberlain University-Georgia
Sandy Springs, GA
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#63
Chamberlain University-Florida
Jacksonville, FL
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#64
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#65
Chamberlain University-North Carolina
Charlotte, NC
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#66
Chamberlain University-Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#67
Chamberlain University-Texas
Houston, TX
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#68
Chamberlain University-Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#69
Chamberlain University-Ohio
Columbus, OH
$84,533
Median Earnings (6yr)
#70
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
North Brunswick, NJ
$84,533
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#71
Chamberlain University-Louisiana
Jefferson, LA
$84,533
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#72
Chamberlain University-Michigan
Troy, MI
$84,533
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#73
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
$84,007
Median Earnings (6yr)
#74
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
$83,990
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#75
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY
$83,439
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#76
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
$83,222
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#77
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
$83,054
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#78
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
$82,950
Median Earnings (6yr)
#79
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
$82,754
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#80
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
$82,541
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#81
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX
$82,535
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#82
Yale University
New Haven, CT
$81,765
Median Earnings (6yr)
#83
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA
$81,704
Median Earnings (6yr)
#84
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Rego Park, NY
$81,254
Median Earnings (6yr)
#85
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
$80,870
Median Earnings (6yr)
#86
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
$80,614
Median Earnings (6yr)
#87
Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$80,521
Median Earnings (6yr)
#88
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
$80,424
Median Earnings (6yr)
#89
Kettering University
Flint, MI
$80,275
Median Earnings (6yr)
#90
Denver College of Nursing-Houston
Houston, TX
$80,184
Median Earnings (6yr)
#91
Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO
$80,184
Median Earnings (6yr)
#92
Rice University
Houston, TX
$79,751
Median Earnings (6yr)
#93
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Scranton, PA
$79,224
Median Earnings (6yr)
#94
Brown University
Providence, RI
$79,131
Median Earnings (6yr)
#95
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing
Albany, NY
$79,126
Median Earnings (6yr)
#96
Sentara College of Health Sciences
Chesapeake, VA
$78,992
Median Earnings (6yr)
#97
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
$78,852
Median Earnings (6yr)
#98
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston, MA
$78,413
Median Earnings (6yr)
#99
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
$78,413
Median Earnings (6yr)
#100
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, CA
$78,413
Median Earnings (6yr)

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