Higher education: job market rankings

Colleges and the jobs near them. 73 rankings, latest November 2026. Open one to see the full list, the data and the method.

Nationwide

Higher education rankings, nationwide
Ranking	First place	Ranked
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling	Massachusetts Institute of Technology$143k	100
Four-year colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling	Massachusetts Institute of Technology$143k	100
Community and two-year colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling	St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens$104k	100
Best college towns for entry-level and junior jobs	Lansing49%	100

By region

Higher education rankings, by region
Ranking	First place	Ranked
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Northeast	Massachusetts Institute of Technology$143k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in New England	Massachusetts Institute of Technology$143k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Mid-Atlantic	Carnegie Mellon University$115k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Southeast	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$103k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Southwest	Roseman University of Health Sciences$120k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Midwest	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$101k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Great Lakes	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$101k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Mountain West	Roseman University of Health Sciences$120k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the Pacific Northwest	Oregon Health & Science University$101k	89
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in the West Coast	Samuel Merritt University$143k	100
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Northeast	York50%	50
Best college towns for junior jobs in New England	Springfield38%	19
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic	York50%	55
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southeast	Lynchburg49%	64
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southwest	Lubbock42%	32
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Midwest	La Crosse50%	51
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes	La Crosse50%	39
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mountain West	Fort Collins36%	14
Best college towns for junior jobs in the Pacific Northwest	Salem39%	13
Best college towns for junior jobs in the West Coast	Bakersfield43%	50

By state

Higher education rankings, by state
Ranking	First place	Ranked
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Alabama	Auburn University$65k	48
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Arkansas	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$74k	43
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Arizona	Chamberlain University-Arizona$92k	48
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in California	Samuel Merritt University$143k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Colorado	Colorado School of Mines$97k	39
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Connecticut	Yale University$101k	24
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in District of Columbia	Georgetown University$103k	10
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Florida	West Coast University-Miami$103k	95
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Georgia	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$103k	84
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Hawaii	Hawaii Pacific University$60k	13
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Iowa	Drake University$72k	43
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Idaho	University of Idaho$55k	11
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Illinois	Chamberlain University-Illinois$92k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Indiana	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$101k	48
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Kansas	Baker University$64k	40
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Kentucky	Centre College$66k	44
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Louisiana	Chamberlain University-Louisiana$92k	39
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Massachusetts	Massachusetts Institute of Technology$143k	76
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Maryland	University of Maryland, Baltimore$88k	41
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Maine	Maine Maritime Academy$90k	21
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Michigan	Kettering University$95k	72
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Minnesota	Saint Johns University$77k	64
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Missouri	Washington University in St Louis$86k	55
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Mississippi	Millsaps College$54k	29
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Montana	Carroll College$62k	13
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in North Carolina	Duke University$98k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in North Dakota	University of North Dakota$64k	14
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Nebraska	University of Nebraska Medical Center$77k	23
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in New Hampshire	Dartmouth College$97k	16
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in New Jersey	Princeton University$110k	55
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in New Mexico	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$76k	20
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Nevada	Roseman University of Health Sciences$120k	14
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in New York	Helene Fuld College of Nursing$111k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Ohio	Case Western Reserve University$88k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Oklahoma	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$63k	38
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Oregon	Oregon Health & Science University$101k	33
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Pennsylvania	Carnegie Mellon University$115k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Rhode Island	Brown University$93k	12
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in South Carolina	Citadel Military College of South Carolina$72k	50
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in South Dakota	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology$72k	16
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Tennessee	Vanderbilt University$92k	57
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Texas	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston$93k	100
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Utah	Brigham Young University$76k	15
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Virginia	Washington and Lee University$95k	67
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Vermont	Middlebury College$76k	8
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Washington	DigiPen Institute of Technology$80k	56
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Wisconsin	Milwaukee School of Engineering$89k	51
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in West Virginia	Wheeling University$58k	28
Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Wyoming	University of Wyoming$57k	8

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