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In recent years, the employment situation has been bleak, and more and more international students and parents have begun to consider the cost-effective issue of "investment" and "return" when choosing a school.
After all, the cost of studying in the United States is high, and the most troublesome thing is that it is difficult to graduate, and the result is a low starting salary, little promotion space, and you can't earn back your capital after a few years of graduation!
How to choose the most promising and "moneyy" school that suits you among the many high-quality schools?
GradReports obtained salary information from U.S. tax records and took stock of the starting salaries of college graduates based on the latest starting salary data of more than 900 schools, more than 100,000 college degree programs and more than 5 million graduates released by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard website. The statistics showed -
The 50 U.S. universities with the highest starting salary scores
Source: https://www.gradreports.com/
From the list we can see:
1. The halo of famous schools still exists, and the Top 10 are all well-known popular schools, such as Harvard, MIT, Yale, Penn, and Dartmouth to win the Top 5;
2. Some "pheasant schools" that you may not have heard of are on the list and are not low, such as California Dominican University (#10), University of San Francisco (#29), Kepera University (#35), St. Joseph's University (#43);
3. The College of Arts and Sciences performed brilliantly, breaking the "stereotype" of many Chinese families! Like Barnard College, Amherst College, Trinity College, and Colgate University are all in the top 20 of the starting salary list;
4. Some U.S. News schools at the bottom of the U.S. News ranking have become dark horses, such as Santa Clara with 55th ranked in the top 7, and Elon University ranked 16th in 89th place;
5. There are three schools with low annual tuition but high incomes, such as Thomas Edison State University, which only costs $9,856 and has a starting salary score of 94.20!
Why do these 50 universities perform better starting salaries?
After taking a closer look, we've summarized a few reasons why schools made the list:
geographical location
The principle of "near the water first gets the moon" is suitable for both ancient and modern China and abroad, and the geographical location largely determines internship opportunities, social opportunities and employment opportunities.
For example, near the well-known Silicon Valley in the United States, North Carolina Triangle Research Area and other science and technology park schools, internship employment resources grab a handful, effortlessly can get the internship and internal push of the big factory, if the school itself is also ranked well, it is undoubtedly the icing on the cake!
In addition, the higher the cost of living in a city, the more impressive the salary.
Graduates of Washington, D.C.'s schools earn the highest salaries one year later, with an overall median salary score of 83.88, such as Georgetown University, University of Washington, Johns Hopkins University. But Washington is also the second-most expensive region in the U.S., which is also a factor affecting graduation salaries.
Average of the US Composite Cost of Living Index for 2022
Elite school halo
The "brand effect" of American schools also has a great impact on the income of graduates, and 44.8% of billionaires in the "richest class" in the United States graduated from elite schools.
Even if the elite school does not provide you with the best teaching quality, the people you come into contact with at the prestigious school, the platform it has, the learning atmosphere it provides, and the top connections it provides are beyond the reach of ordinary schools.
Most famous Wall Street companies have a "famous school complex", and the title of top famous school is equivalent to excellent in the hearts of these companies. They not only appreciate the educational standards of top schools, but also value the high-quality student brands of these schools.
Strong alumni
Altrata, a US data consulting agency, pointed out that a strong alumni network is an important factor for graduates' personal social networking and job search, and a strong alumni network can provide graduates with lifelong learning, networking and job search opportunities.
Harvard University has one of the largest and most prestigious alumni networks, and Harvard alumni provide tens of thousands of jobs through their commitment to entrepreneurship;
Known as the "politician's paradise", Georgetown University has a well-developed alumni network, the school has its own career center, and many alumni return to campus every year to hold job fairs or provide internal quotas;
The strong alumni network provides strong support for Matilda College to have a place on Wall Street, and with the huge alumni resources, students enjoy more favorable job search resources...
Professional advantages
In GradReports' statistics, the salary score is based on the average of the median salaries of school graduates compared with the same program graduates of other schools, and under this starting salary algorithm, schools with balanced professional strength or relatively single professional types show statistical advantages.
For example, Harvard University, Yale University, and the University of Notre Dame, their liberal arts and sciences are balanced, and their median salary is relatively high and their rankings are better.
Like Bentley University, although there is no such school in the comprehensive investigation, most of the majors offered by the school are in the business direction, and the starting salary score ranks 15th.
Some large public schools have a large scale and a large number of graduates, and falling off the list because of the uneven salaries of graduates does not mean that they are not strong in "absorbing gold".
Therefore, in the process of choosing schools, students should pay more attention to what outstanding advantages and disciplines are behind the high starting salary of these schools, whether they match their hobbies and specialties, and give full play to their professional advantages!
Below, we will take you to know a few schools that are "ear students" but "money scenes" are good!
1. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara (SCU), as a well-known private Catholic university, has been located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley for more than 100 years, is the oldest university in the Bay Area, and is also a star institution on the West Coast, with uncompromising geographical advantages!
SCU is committed to undergraduate elite education, and the teaching quality is extremely high, ranking among the top 25 best undergraduate teaching in the United States, tied with Emory University and the University of Notre Dame, and even surpassing UCB, University of Chicago, Penn and other top universities! As a comprehensive university, SCU has a student-to-faculty ratio of 1:10, which is comparable to liberal arts colleges, with a superior reading experience and high student satisfaction.
The unique geographical location makes SCU one of the most popular universities in Silicon Valley, surrounded by IBM, Apple, Ebay, Google, Cisco, NASA and many other technology giants, Facebook, Microsoft and other companies also list SCU as a target school, with super internal promotion opportunities, internship opportunities and employment prospects are very good!
There are three faculties: the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of Business, which is popular majors: computer, business, law, and engineering
2. Ilong University
In the 2023 Best Universities for Undergraduate Teaching Quality in the United States released by U.S. News, Elon University beat Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth and other Ivy League schools known for their strong undergraduate teaching strength and ranked first!
It is famous for its scenic beauty in the United States, adjacent to North Carolina down payment loli, the "eastern Silicon Valley" North Carolina Delta Science and Technology Park (RTP), known as the "most beautiful university".
It is a high-quality private elite university in the United States, known for its experiential teaching model, with a small class teaching and a teacher-student ratio of 1:11, adhering to the purpose of global participation, student-centered, and focusing on student practice, and is known as a model university for experiential learning in the United States.
Beautiful scenery, strong practice, very cost-effective!
Undergraduate College: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, School of Communication, College of Education, College of Health Sciences Popular Majors: Accounting, Finance and Financial Management, Business, Management, Marketing
3. Dominican University of California
Located in San Rafael, California, Dominican University (DUC) is a private institution founded in 1890, ranked 18th in the Western Region University Ranking, and named the most transformative four-year university in the United States by the American Council on Education (ACE) in 2020.
Dominic's most famous Boske School of Business, which provides a steady stream of employment resources for the San Francisco Bay Area and other regions, has 5% of the world's business schools to obtain the Association of International Collegiate AACSB accreditation.
DUC also has small class sizes with a student-to-faculty ratio of 1:10. California campus, Silicon Valley immersion, rich teaching experience, rich project practical experience, provide students with personalized practice, innovative opportunities and educational opportunities, to help students create academic and career brilliance!
Undergraduate College: College of Arts and Education, College of Business, School of Health and Natural SciencesPopular Majors: Public Health, Clinical Nursing, Business Administration, Psychology, Government Studies
4. Bentley University
Although Bentley University does not have this school, its business is strong, and it is known as the "cradle of the big four accounting firms" in the United States, and its professional gold absorption business is self-evident, and it is ranked 2nd among universities in the northern region by U.S. News! Since most of the majors are business oriented, it is not well known in the country.
With its superior geographical location and strong contacts, Bentley focuses on cultivating students' practical ability and practice, cooperates with a number of large enterprises to conduct research in various fields, and often invites headhunting companies to help students do mock interviews and resume revision, so as to improve students' competitiveness in the workplace.
Bentley University alumni are strong, rich and powerful, even Bentley has its own Bentley version LinkedIn, you only need to search to find alumni in the target company, so the graduate employment rate is 99% all year round!
Popular majors: entrepreneurship, accounting, business management, economics, computer, marketing
In today's job market, the skills gap and competition are intensifying, and our attitude about salary, employment rankings is – apply it, but don't myth it.
The salary ranking is only a reference and should not be a determining factor in admission, perhaps the graduation salary depends on your school, but the long-term salary must depend on your personal development.
Therefore, in the process of school selection, it is still recommended that students consider the actual situation, and comprehensively choose a reasonable school from several angles that they are more concerned about under the premise that their own grades, standardization and other hard indicators are guaranteed.
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