The 50 best colleges for your money
50. Michigan Technological University — Houghton, Michigan
49. Virginia Tech — Blacksburg, Virginia
Tuition price:
In-state: $13,230
Out-of-state: $31,014
Net price: $18,700
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $60,500
48. Clarkson University — Potsdam, New York
Tuition price: $47,950
Net price: $31,050
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $68,900
47. University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois
Tuition price: $55,425
Net price: $34,834
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $65,500
46. Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland
Tuition price: $52,170
Net price: $29,066
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $69,800
45. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — Troy, New York
Tuition price: $51,000
Net price: $37,648
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $77,900
44. Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Worcester, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $48,628
Net price: $43,027
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $82,600
43. Massachusetts Maritime Academy — Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Tuition price:
In-state: $8,398
Out-of-state: $25,824
Net price: $14,538
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $79,300
42. Washington University in St. Louis — St. Louis, Missouri
Tuition price: $51,533
Net price: $66,300
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $27,777
41. University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia
Tuition price:
In-state: $16,853
Out-of-state: $47,273
Net price: $16,594
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $60,700
40. College of the Holy Cross — Worcester, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $49,980
Net price: $27,005
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $65,200
39. Williams College — Williamstown, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $53,550
Net price: $20,380
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $54,100
38. Villanova University — Villanova, Pennsylvania
Tuition price: $50,554
Net price: $35,491
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $74,500
37. Northwestern University — Evanston, Illinois
Tuition price: $52,678
Net price: $26,099
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $65,900
36. Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee
Tuition price: $47,664
Net price: $23,295
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $64,500
35. Bentley University — Waltham, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $48,000
Net price: $36,613
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $80,600
34. Boston College — Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $53,346
Net price: $27,299
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $70,000
33. Columbia University — New York, New York
Tuition price: $57,208
Net price: $22,824
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $78,200
32. Carleton College — Northfield, Minnesota
Tuition price: $52,782
Net price: $28,148
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $52,600
31. Virginia Military Institute — Lexington, Virginia
Tuition price:
In-state: $27,650
Out-of-state: $53,338
Net price: $16,085
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $63,200
30. Lafayette College — Easton, Pennsylvania
Tuition price: $51,600
Net price: $26,148
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $67,500
29. Claremont McKenna College — Claremont, California
Tuition price: $52,825
Net price: $28,712
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $75,000
28. Tufts University — Medford, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $54,318
Net price: $29,449
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $66,500
27. Brown University — Providence, Rhode Island
Tuition price: $53,419
Net price: $25,651
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $63,100
26. Dartmouth College — Hanover, New Hampshire
Tuition price: $53,496
Net price: $22,303
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $70,000
25. Stevens Institute of Technology — Hoboken, New Jersey
Tuition price: $52,394
Net price: $38,469
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $87,300
24. Colorado School of Mines — Golden, Colorado
Tuition price:
In-state: $18,386
Out-of-state: $37,436
Net price: $25,472
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $82,100
23. Carnegie Mellon University — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tuition price: $53,910
Net price: $29,817
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $81,800
22. Georgetown University — Washington, DC
Tuition price: $52,300
Net price: $27,420
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $90,100
21. Lehigh University — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Tuition price: $50,740
Net price: $26,933
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $77,200
20. Cornell University — Ithaca, New York
Tuition price: $52,853
Net price: $31,449
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $73,600
19. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology — Terre Haute, Indiana
Tuition price: $48,012
Net price: $41,536
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $79,200
18. Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences — Albany, New York
Tuition price: $32,840
Net price: $30,359
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $122,600
17. Colgate University — Hamilton, New York
Tuition price: $55,530
Net price: $22,182
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $61,300
16. Harvey Mudd College — Claremont, California
Tuition price: $54,636
Net price: $38,135
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $74,200
15. Babson College — Wellesley, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $51,104
Net price: $29,847
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $91,400
14. St. Louis College of Pharmacy — St. Louis, Missouri
Tuition price: $28,451
Net price: $29,836
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $120,400
13. Washington & Lee University — Lexington, Virginia
Tuition price: $67,150
Net price: $25,029
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $72,300
12. Georgia Institute of Technology — Atlanta, Georgia
Tuition price:
In-state: $12,418
Out-of-state: $33,014
Net price: $15,873
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $75,800
11. Rice University — Houston, Texas
Tuition price: $45,608
Net price: $24,131
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $64,300
10. Princeton University — Princeton, New Jersey
Tuition price: $47,140
Net price: $16,302
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $80,500
9. University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tuition price: $53,534
Net price: $24,539
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $82,400
8. California Institute of Technology — Pasadena, California
Tuition price: $49,908
Net price: $24,466
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $74,200
7. University of Notre Dame — Notre Dame, Indiana
Tuition price: $51,505
Net price: $27,453
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $71,600
6. United States Merchant Marine Academy — Kings Point, New York
Tuition price: $1,020
Net price: $4,870
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $78,900
5. Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut
Tuition price: $51,400
Net price: $18,053
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $83,200
4. Duke University — Durham, North Carolina
Tuition price: $53,744
Net price: $22,011
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $77,900
3. Harvard University — Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $48,949
Net price: $17,030
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $90,900
2. Stanford University — Stanford, California
Tuition price: $49,617
Net price: $16,562
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $85,700
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tuition price: $49,892
Net price: $22,230
Median earnings 6 years after graduation: $94,200
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