ITT – Alumni of the California Institute of Technology is the highest paid in the US with an average of $82,900 in the first year of work, $30,000 more than the average in the US.
Among nearly 400 universities in the NU group in the US, the average starting salary of alumni is $52,519 per year (about 1.2 billion VND). According to PayScale, alumni of 10 universities have to start an income of $71,200 per year or more. US News and World Report have established the top 10 the highest paid in the US for a year.
STT | Schools | Starting average | Tuition fees 2020-2021 | Rankings |
1 | California Institute of Technology | 82.900 | 56.862 | 9 |
2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 82.700 | 53.818 | 4 |
3 | Carnegie Mellon University | 74.600 | 58.924 | 26 |
4 | Stanford University | 73.900 | 56.169 | 6 |
5 | Thomas Jefferson University | 73.000 | 41.715 | 176 |
6 | Colorado School of Mines | 72.400 | 39.800 | 88 |
7 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 71.500 | 55.952 | 80 |
8 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 71.400 | 53.826 | 66 |
9 | Princeton University | 71.300 | 53.890 | 1 |
10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 71.200 | 57.012 | 53 |
Alumni of the 10 schools have an average starting income of $71,200 per year (more than 1.6 billion VND). Along with attractive salaries, tuition fees of these schools are relatively high, over $53,000 per year.
The highest paid in the US is the alumni of the California Institute of Technology with $82,900 per year, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with $82,700 per year. In addition to these two institutes, the average salary from other universities is below $80,000 per year.
California and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have similar tuition fees (more than $56,000 per year and more than $53,000 per year), respectively holding 9th and 4th place in the NU ranking. Meanwhile, the income of alumni from Colorado of Mines ranked 6th in the ranking is $72,400 per year. This is also the school with the lowest tuition in the top 10, only $39,000 per year.