Top 30 Colleges to go to Make the Most Money

To round up a list of the schools that produce the highest-earning alumni, CNBC used the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. The tool provides a variety of data on thousands of colleges, including the median earnings of federally aided students 10 years after enrolling and the average annual cost of attending.

For our ranking, we restricted the list to bachelor’s degree-granting institutions and excluded special focus institutions.

Scroll down to see the colleges and universities where students go on to earn the most money. We also included the average annual cost of each school, which the U.S. Department of Education defines as “the average annual net price for federal aid recipients, after aid from the school, state, or federal government. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students.”

30. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Average annual cost: $15, 785

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $69, 000

29. Bucknell University

Average annual cost: $32, 487

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $69, 100

28. Illinois Institute of Technology

Average annual cost: $19, 667

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $69, 300

27. University of Notre Dame

Average annual cost: $29, 368

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $70, 100

26. Cornell University

Average annual cost: $29, 240

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $72, 100

25. Washington and Lee University

Average annual cost: $24, 655

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $72, 900

24. Villanova University

Average annual cost: $35, 565

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $73, 900

23. Yale University

Average annual cost: $20, 168

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $74, 200

21. SUNY Maritime College (TIE)

Average annual cost: $18, 431

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $74, 500

21. Georgia Institute of Technology (TIE)

Average annual cost: $10, 994

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $74, 500

20. Columbia University

Average annual cost: $22, 298

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $75, 200

19. Colorado School of Mines

Average annual cost: $25, 777

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $75, 700

18. Carnegie Mellon University

Average annual cost: $31, 634

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $76, 200

16. Duke University (TIE)

Average annual cost: $25, 369

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $76, 700

16. Lehigh University (TIE)

Average annual cost: $31, 267

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $76, 700

15. Bentley University

Average annual cost: $31, 616

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $76, 900

14. Kettering University

Average annual cost: $33, 861

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $77, 400

13. California Institute of Technology

Average annual cost: $25, 308

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $77, 800

12. Princeton University

Average annual cost: $7, 103

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $77, 900

11. Maine Maritime Academy

Average annual cost: $20, 861

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $78, 800

10. California Maritime Academy

Average annual cost: $15, 472

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $79, 400

9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Average annual cost: $33, 595

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $79, 600

8. University of Pennsylvania

Average annual cost: $24, 370

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $79, 700

7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Average annual cost: $35, 187

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $80, 300

6. United States Merchant Marine Academy

Average annual cost: $5, 538

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $82, 000

5. Stevens Institute of Technology

Average annual cost: $28, 296

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $83, 700

4. Georgetown University

Average annual cost: $27, 506

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $84, 000

3. Stanford University

Average annual cost: $14, 559

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $86, 000

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Average annual cost: $23, 547

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $89, 200

1. Harvard University

Average annual cost: $14, 068

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrolling: $95, 500