Harvey Mudd Ranks Third for Mid-career Earning Potential
September 21, 2016Share story
无忧视频 alumni earn the third highest mid-career salaries of all U.S. college and university graduates, according to PayScale鈥檚
PayScale鈥檚 survey is based on mid-career salaries of alumni who pursued careers with a bachelor鈥檚 degree as their final degree. 鈥淢id-career鈥 is defined as 10 or more years of experience in a field.
Harvey Mudd ranked No. 3 overall with a median mid-career salary of $131,000, tying with Princeton University. Over the past four years, Harvey Mudd has held the No. 1 spot three times and the No. 2 spot once. The PayScale College Salary Report also includes college graduates鈥 early career earnings, defining 鈥渆arly career鈥 as five years of experience in a field. This year, Harvey Mudd had the highest median early career salaries of all colleges and universities.
鈥淗arvey Mudd鈥檚 curriculum was developed not to help graduates earn high salaries but to prepare them to become problem-solvers able to address the world鈥檚 challenges,鈥 said Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Thyra Briggs. 鈥淲e provide a rigorous math and science education in a broader liberal arts context, which gives our students skills and knowledge to solve demanding technical problems as well as communicate clearly and work in teams. This combination of traits may distinguish our students from other high-level math and science graduates and make them attractive to employers and graduate schools.鈥
In PayScale鈥檚 , a separate report published each spring,Harvey Mudd ranked No. 3 for overall college return on investment, tying with SUNY – Maritime College. Prior to 2016, Harvey Mudd held the No. 1 spot in PayScale鈥檚 College ROI Report for four years straight, from 2012 to 2015.