Have you ever wondered if Stanford grads really do make the big bucks, or if a “party school” degree can still land you a high-paying job?Online salary database PayScale.com put together a 2009 College Salary Report that highlights which college graduates make the highest and lowest salaries right out of college and how that changes 10 years post-graduation.
While it may be no surprise that social work came in as the least well-paid major overall in PayScale’s report, you may not know that Dartmouth’s grads fare better financially 10 years after college than Harvard’s.
Whether you went to a small, liberal arts college or graduated from an Ivy League school, take a look at the list below to see if your alma mater made a top 10 earners list.
School Name / Starting Median Salary / Mid-Career Median Salary
1. Dartmouth College: $58,200 / $129,000
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): $71,100 / $126,000
3. Harvard University: $60,000 / $126,000
4. Harvey Mudd College: $71,000 / $125,000
5. Stanford University: $67,500 / $124,000
6. Princeton University: $65,000 / $124,000
7. Colgate University: $51,900 / $122,000
8. University of Notre Dame: $55,300 / $121,000
9. Yale University: $56,000 / $120,000
10. University of Pennsylvania: $60,400 / $118,000
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-college_grads_which_ones_earn_the_most-1103
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