Harvey Mudd College Graduates Make Bank!

Harvey Mudd College among the greats

It should come as no surprise that graduates from Dartmouth and MIT end up in very high-paying careers. However, some people are surprised that fourth on the pay-scale list, right after Harvard, is a liberal arts university called Harvey Mudd College.

The New York Times reports that the mid-career median salary for Harvey Mudd College is about $124,000, right in the same range as MIT and Harvard. Dartmouth tops the list with a median mid-career salary of $130,000. That’s enough to allow you to pay back the personal loans that paid for your tuition in just a couple of years.

Why the surprise?

People are not the least bit surprised that MIT graduates make big money because it’s common knowledge that jobs in technology are among the highest paying in the country. But Harvey Mudd College is just another liberal arts school in California, right? Though it does label itself a liberal arts university, the Harvey Mudd College web site says:

We're one of the premier math, science and engineering colleges in the nation. We're also unique because we are a liberal arts college. Aren't math, science and engineering mutually exclusive of the liberal arts? Maybe at some places, but not at HMC. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Harvey Mudd College Graduates Make Bank!"