{"id":3716,"date":"2023-05-16T15:01:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T15:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.com\/blog\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:23:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:23:32","slug":"top-10-colleges-that-lead-to-the-highest-salaries-after-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.com\/blog\/top-10-colleges-that-lead-to-the-highest-salaries-after-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 colleges that lead to the highest salaries after graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many students decide to pursue higher education after high school because they believe that having a degree can make them more employable and also improve their career prospects, even knowing that they might need to take around 10 years to pay back student loans. Have you ever wondered whether any of these promises are true?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We recently completed an analysis of over 40,000 jobseeker resumes uploaded to Adzuna\u2019s tool <\/span>ValueMyResume<\/span><\/a> between 2019 and 2023. We then used text mining and machine learning technology to look at the career pathways taken by recent grads and the jobs they are working in 5 years after graduation. This then revealed average earnings across different colleges.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, we list out the colleges in the US that produce the highest and lowest earning graduates. Spoiler Alert, not a lot of Ivy League colleges made it to the top 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Top 10 colleges with the highest earning graduates<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Georgetown University<\/span><\/h3>\n

Average salary, 5 years after graduation: $122,222<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuition fees: $62,052<\/strong><\/p>\n

Renowned for its global studies and political science undergraduate programs, Georgetown University takes the top spot on our list. Their graduates earn an impressive average salary of $122,222 five years after graduation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This private college is situated at the heart of America\u2019s political scene, Washington D.C., and is often considered on a par with the Ivy League schools because of its stellar alumni reputation and highly selective acceptance rate (12%). Comparably, the average acceptance rate in the US is 68%, and the Ivies are between 5% and 11%. Notable alumni include actor Bradley Cooper, former president Bill Clinton, and commentator and lawyer Greta Van Susteren.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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