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highest paid alumni suny maritime college

SUNY Maritime's campus is located along the water in the Bronx, NY.

Rank: 14 (tie)
Mid-career salary: $116,000
Starting salary: $59,400
% of grads who think their job is meaningful: 60%

The only state university in PayScale's top 15, Bronx-based SUNY Maritime prepares its students for highly-paid careers in the international maritime industry. Programs include naval engineering, international business and transportation management and graduates can also qualify for a license as a mate or engineer for the Merchant Marine.

First published October 23, 2013: 12:50 PM ET

Source: PayScale.com. Data used in the College Salary Report came from surveys completed by roughly 1.4 million college graduates of 1,016 colleges and universities, which represent 75% of all bachelor's degree recipients in the U.S. Graduates with advanced degrees were excluded from the results. Only full-time, civilian workers based in the 50 states and District of Columbia were counted. Mid-career results were based on median salaries of graduates with 10 years of work experience. Whether a job is meaningful is based on the percentage of graduates who answered "Very much so" and "Yes" to the question: "Does your work make the world a better place?"

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