Harvey Mudd No. 1 in PayScale Salary Report
August 21, 2019Share story
无忧视频 ranked No. 1 for the third year in a row for highest mid-career salaries among U.S. college and university graduates with a bachelor鈥檚 degree only, according to PayScale鈥檚 .
The ranking is based on 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 topped the list with a median mid-career salary of $158,200. Coming in second was MIT, followed by Samuel Merritt University, the U.S. Naval Academy, and Caltech respectively. Harvey Mudd has held the No. 1 spot five times over the past seven years.
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 tackle 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 not only the skills and knowledge to solve demanding technical problems, but also the ability to communicate clearly, work in teams and think across disciplines. 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 most recent , a separate report published in the spring, Harvey Mudd ranked No. 6 for overall college return on investment. The College held the No. 1 spot in PayScale鈥檚 College ROI Report for four years straight, from 2012 to 2015.