Rankings/Top Public Universities

Top Public Universities

Best public universities ranked by graduate earnings.

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Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health

Los Angeles, CA

$115,318

Median Earnings (10yr)

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, NY

$109,601

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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

$102,772

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Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, OR

$101,028

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Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

$97,335

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SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY

$95,951

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California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

$94,784

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University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth, TX

$93,615

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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Galveston, TX

$92,961

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#10

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

$92,446

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#11

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, TX

$92,348

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#12

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

$92,257

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#13

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

$90,768

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#14

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, NY

$90,610

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#15

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

$90,232

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#16

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

$89,964

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#17

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, TX

$88,757

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#18

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

$88,420

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#19

University of Maryland Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

$88,174

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#20

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

$86,863

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#21

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA

$84,943

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#22

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

$84,276

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#23

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

$83,648

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#24

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

$82,957

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#25

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

$82,860

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#26

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$82,511

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#27

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

$82,392

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#28

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

$82,206

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#29

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA

$81,698

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#30

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

$81,054

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#31

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA

$80,838

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#32

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

$80,735

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#33

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

$80,596

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#34

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

$78,988

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#35

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

$78,495

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#36

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

$78,466

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#37

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA

$78,466

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#38

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, WA

$78,466

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#39

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

$78,198

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#40

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA

$77,369

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#41

Four County Career Center

Archbold, OH

$77,338

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#42

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

$76,860

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#43

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

$76,833

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#44

Colorado State University Global

Denver, CO

$76,813

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#45

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, NM

$76,489

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#46

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

$76,343

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#47

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY

$75,971

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#48

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

$75,121

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#49

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

$74,915

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#50

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

$74,671

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#51

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

$74,502

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#52

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

$74,479

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#53

Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ

$74,479

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#54

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ

$74,479

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#55

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

$73,997

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#56

University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, CT

$73,997

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#57

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT

$73,997

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#58

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT

$73,997

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#59

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, CT

$73,997

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#60

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, AR

$73,827

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#61

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

$73,792

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#63

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ

$73,323

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#64

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

$72,950

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#65

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Vincennes

Vincennes, IN

$72,424

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#66

Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$72,424

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#67

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette

Lafayette, IN

$72,424

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#68

Purdue University - Westgate Academy

Odon, IN

$72,424

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#69

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic South Bend

South Bend, IN

$72,424

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#70

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

$72,424

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#71

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo

Kokomo, IN

$72,424

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#72

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Columbus

Columbus, IN

$72,424

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#73

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic New Albany

New Albany, IN

$72,424

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#74

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Richmond

Richmond, IN

$72,424

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#75

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$72,424

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#76

Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Anderson

Anderson, IN

$72,424

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#77

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

$72,273

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#78

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

$72,257

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#79

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

$72,200

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#80

Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, TX

$72,097

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#81

Texas A & M University Health Science Center

Bryan, TX

$72,097

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#82

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

$72,085

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#83

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA

$71,902

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#84

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

$71,631

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#85

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

$71,588

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#86

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

$71,588

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#88

California State University-East Bay

Hayward, CA

$71,401

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#89

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

$70,814

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#90

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

$69,960

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#91

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

$69,954

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#92

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

$69,781

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#93

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

$69,743

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#94

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

$69,738

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#95

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, NJ

$69,331

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#96

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

$69,020

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#97

University of Minnesota-Rochester

Rochester, MN

$69,020

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#98

Washington State University-Vancouver

Vancouver, WA

$68,905

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#99

Washington State University-Spokane

Spokane, WA

$68,905

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#100

Washington State University - Everett Campus

Everett, WA

$68,905

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