Top Private Universities
Best private nonprofit universities ranked by graduate earnings.
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Cambridge, MA
$143,372
Median Earnings (10yr)
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Oakland, CA
$143,238
Median Earnings (10yr)
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Philadelphia, PA
$138,767
Median Earnings (10yr)
#4
Claremont, CA
$138,687
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#5
Saint Louis, MO
$137,047
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#6
Albany, NY
$131,426
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#7
Needham, MA
$129,455
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#8
Pasadena, CA
$128,566
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#9
Boston, MA
$125,557
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#10
Stanford, CA
$124,080
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#11
Wellesley, MA
$123,938
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#12
Waltham, MA
$120,959
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#13
Henderson, NV
$120,163
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#14
Pittsburgh, PA
$114,862
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#15
Philadelphia, PA
$111,371
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#16
New York, NY
$111,027
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#17
Princeton, NJ
$110,066
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#18
Santa Clara, CA
$109,183
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#19
Berkeley, CA
$109,183
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#20
Hoboken, NJ
$108,772
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#21
Bethlehem, PA
$105,584
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#22
Vallejo, CA
$104,805
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#23
Henderson, NV
$104,805
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#24
Claremont, CA
$104,736
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#25
New York, NY
$104,043
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#26
Ithaca, NY
$104,043
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#27
Chestnut Hill, MA
$103,937
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#28
Washington, DC
$103,494
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#29
Worcester, MA
$103,470
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#30
New York, NY
$102,491
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#31
Troy, NY
$102,051
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#32
Cambridge, MA
$101,817
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#33
Medford, MA
$101,466
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#34
Terre Haute, IN
$101,253
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#35
New Haven, CT
$100,533
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#36
Villanova, PA
$100,423
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#37
Notre Dame, IN
$99,980
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#38
Chicago, IL
$99,980
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#39
Yonkers, NY
$99,503
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#40
Durham, NC
$97,800
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#41
Hanover, NH
$97,434
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#42
New York, NY
$96,980
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#43
Flint, MI
$94,823
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#44
Lexington, VA
$94,810
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#45
Lewisburg, PA
$93,807
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#46
Providence, RI
$93,487
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#47
New York, NY
$92,751
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#48
Oakland, CA
$92,538
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#49
Boston, MA
$92,538
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#50
Boston, MA
$92,538
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#51
Los Angeles, CA
$92,498
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#52
Chicago, IL
$91,885
Median Earnings (10yr)
#53
Nashville, TN
$91,565
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#54
Easton, PA
$91,410
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#55
Washington, DC
$90,873
Median Earnings (10yr)
#56
Hartford, CT
$90,779
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#57
Worcester, MA
$90,543
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#58
Smithfield, RI
$90,008
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#59
Loma Linda, CA
$89,816
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#60
San Francisco, CA
$89,812
Median Earnings (10yr)
#61
Houston, TX
$89,718
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#62
Schenectady, NY
$89,696
Median Earnings (10yr)
#63
Potsdam, NY
$89,696
Median Earnings (10yr)
#64
Suffern, NY
$89,548
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#65
Evanston, IL
$89,363
Median Earnings (10yr)
#66
Milwaukee, WI
$89,070
Median Earnings (10yr)
#67
Fairfield, CT
$88,794
Median Earnings (10yr)
#68
Williamstown, MA
$88,665
Median Earnings (10yr)
#69
Schenectady, NY
$88,604
Median Earnings (10yr)
#70
Brockton, MA
$88,084
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#71
Cleveland, OH
$87,989
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#72
Baltimore, MD
$87,555
Median Earnings (10yr)
#73
San Francisco, CA
$87,434
Median Earnings (10yr)
#74
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$87,408
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#75
Boston, MA
$87,130
Median Earnings (10yr)
#76
Providence, RI
$87,054
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#77
Lancaster, PA
$86,881
Median Earnings (10yr)
#78
Philadelphia, PA
$86,881
Median Earnings (10yr)
#79
San Diego, CA
$86,522
Median Earnings (10yr)
#80
Springfield, IL
$86,331
Median Earnings (10yr)
#81
Riverdale, NY
$86,316
Median Earnings (10yr)
#82
St. Louis, MO
$86,182
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#83
Pottsville, PA
$86,138
Median Earnings (10yr)
#84
Bronx, NY
$85,569
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#85
Hamilton, NY
$85,139
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#86
Laurel, MD
$85,035
Median Earnings (10yr)
#87
Wellesley, MA
$84,803
Median Earnings (10yr)
#88
San Rafael, CA
$84,713
Median Earnings (10yr)
#89
Philadelphia, PA
$84,648
Median Earnings (10yr)
#90
Danville, IL
$84,522
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#91
Saint Louis, MO
$84,393
Median Earnings (10yr)
#92
Daytona Beach, FL
$84,131
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#93
Prescott, AZ
$84,131
Median Earnings (10yr)
#94
Daytona Beach, FL
$84,131
Median Earnings (10yr)
#95
East Syracuse, NY
$83,972
Median Earnings (10yr)
#96
New York, NY
$83,847
Median Earnings (10yr)
#97
Hamden, CT
$83,759
Median Earnings (10yr)
#98
Los Angeles, CA
$83,438
Median Earnings (10yr)
#99
Boston, MA
$83,238
Median Earnings (10yr)
#100
Medford, MA
$83,214
Median Earnings (10yr)
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