Colleges with the highest-paid grads

highest paid grads stevens institute of technology

The Stevens campus overlooks the Hudson River from Hoboken, NJ.

Starting salary: $65,300
Mid-career salary: $118,700
% who think their job is meaningful: 51%

Located just across the river from New York City, Stevens Institute is just a quick train ride from some of the most powerful and innovative companies in the world. The school takes advantage of that fact by taking a very hands-on role in finding and placing students in internships and jobs post-graduation.

About 60%of students in the class of 2013 who landed jobs within six months of graduation were hired in the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, engineering and finance industries.

First published March 5, 2015: 1:12 PM ET

Source: Source: PayScale.com. Data used in the College Salary Report came from surveys completed by roughly 1.4 million college graduates of 1,002 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. The ranking is based on mid-career results, which comes from 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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