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15 Colleges Worth the Price of Admission — In the Long Run

Posted by meredith carroll on July 26th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
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At some schools, if you can see past the caps and gowns, the payoff is large

It’s no secret that a college education can be expensive (although there’s always a deal to be found). Whether or not a college education is worth it in the end  is up for endless debate (as is the definition of “worth”). But either way, some college degrees are worth more than others. Literally.

PayScale.com recently released a report on the highest salary potential among the nation’s top colleges. Schools were ranked by the mid-career median salaries of its graduates.

Check out the top 15 schools (and they’re not necessarily the schools you’re thinking of or have even heard of) worth the price of admission in terms of their eventual payoff:

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15. Amherst College
Mid-career median salary: $107,000 • Starting median salary: $55,400 • 2010-2011 tuition: $40,862 • National College rank: 2 • Acceptance rate: 16% • Total undergrad enrollment: 1,744

Source: CNBC.com

Images: Wikipedia

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 15 Colleges Worth the Price of Admission — In the Long Run

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