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College Outcome Comparisons
Compare median earnings outcomes across the leading universities and liberal arts colleges in our dataset, with major-level filters for computer science, engineering, business, biology, political science, nursing, and more.
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Median earnings by major
Majors run across the x-axis, median salaries run up the y-axis, and each selected college is shown as a colored dot for every major where outcome data is available.
Williams
Harvard
Cornell
Dartmouth
UC Berkeley
University of Michigan
Emory
Vassar
Boston College
Tulane
Source: College Scorecard. Overall median earnings use the institution-level median earnings value reported for 4 years after completion.
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Selected colleges at a glance
| College | Overall median earnings | Computer science / information sciences | Engineering (Average) | Finance / business / economics | Biological sciences | Political science | Accounting | Marketing | Nursing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams | $80,487 | $209,574 | — | $166,678 | $65,357 | $88,339 | — | — | — |
| Harvard | $134,794 | $203,169 | — | $155,592 | $117,816 | $95,838 | — | — | — |
| Cornell | $113,372 | $223,309 | $116,715 | $145,218 | $124,242 | $95,391 | — | — | — |
| Dartmouth | $111,883 | $201,702 | $113,749 | $152,929 | $143,067 | $106,153 | — | — | — |
| UC Berkeley | $96,018 | $204,379 | $132,017 | $144,599 | $103,546 | $75,128 | — | — | — |
| University of Michigan | $96,159 | $172,904 | $103,123 | $144,654 | $68,042 | $77,480 | — | — | $82,265 |
| Emory | $90,139 | $159,541 | — | $136,731 | $73,795 | $94,001 | — | — | $101,903 |
| Vassar | $61,818 | $124,469 | — | $102,584 | $45,359 | $69,942 | — | — | — |
| Boston College | $96,145 | $143,204 | — | $147,746 | $83,614 | $86,537 | $126,461 | $106,353 | $94,867 |
| Tulane | $73,816 | $118,931 | $112,914 | $129,850 | $48,464 | $71,160 | — | $98,503 | — |