Which Ivy Colleges' Former Students Earn the Highest Salaries? (No, It Isn't Harvard)
So, no: An Ivy League education doesn't guarantee a pathway to success. But we can all agree that it probably doesn't hurt — especially in those critical years right after graduation. Still, not all Ivy degrees are created equal. And believe it or not, a Harvard degree isn't necessarily worth the most.
A report from CNBC ranked Ivy League schools by median salary of former students, 10 years after starting classes and regardless of whether they graduated. The report found that neither Harvard nor Yale produced the highest earners. University of Pennsylvania did.
The average salary of former Penn students 10 years down the line is $103,246, and it was the only institution on the list with a median salary of six figures. Penn also had the most billionaire graduates of any college, which certainly isn't anything to scoff at either.
Though Harvard and Yale have the name recognition, neither cracked the top five — they came in at No. 7 and No. 6, respectively, with median salaries of $84,918 for Harvard and $88,655 for Yale.
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