Colleges with Highest-Earning Graduates Identified in Each US State
Business Insider has published a report identifying the colleges with the highest-earning graduates in every U.S. state. The analysis utilizes data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, focusing on the median annual earnings of former students four years after completing their degrees. This data specifically applies to recipients of Title IV federal aid and includes public or private nonprofit four-year institutions, with top majors also noted as influencing earnings.
Business Insider has compiled a list identifying colleges across each U.S. state that produce the highest-earning graduates. This report builds upon a previous analysis that pinpointed 34 U.S. colleges with high-earning alumni four years post-graduation. The latest iteration specifically maps these top-earning institutions by state.
The findings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. This resource tracks various metrics, including net college costs, student debt, completion rates, and crucially, earnings outcomes. The median annual earnings data used for this report measures the income of former students who received Title IV federal aid, four years after graduating. Approximately 55% of undergraduate students in the 2019-2020 academic year received some form of federal financial aid.
The list focuses exclusively on public or private nonprofit four-year schools. The analysis also incorporates information on the most popular majors at each institution, as reported by Niche, acknowledging that specific fields of study can significantly impact post-graduation earnings.
While providing a broad overview, the report includes caveats. The earnings data is limited to former federal-aid recipients, and specialized schools may frequently top state lists due to the typically higher earning potential in their respective fields.
Examples from the report include:
* **Alabama:** University of Alabama in Huntsville, with median earnings of $81,000. Top majors include Nursing, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Computer Science. * **California:** California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, showing median earnings of $153,000. Top majors are Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics. * **Colorado:** Colorado School of Mines in Golden, with median earnings of $100,000. Top majors include Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. * **Connecticut:** Yale University in New Haven, with median earnings of $113,000. Top majors include Economics, Information Science, and Political Science and Government.
According to Business Insider, these insights help to illustrate the landscape of college graduates' earnings across the United States.
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