'The US University with the Highest Graduate Salaries Was Not Harvard... UPenn Ranks First'

Scored 99.1 out of 100, Ranked 1st

Among American universities, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) was found to have the highest graduate salary.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 23rd (local time) after investigating with College Pulse how bachelor's degrees from U.S. universities affect graduate income. UPenn scored 99.1 out of 100, ranking first. Graduates earned $84,000 (about 112.27 million KRW) more than high school graduates in the same region. WSJ explained, "It exceeded expected income at the highest rate among top-tier universities."

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Princeton University ranked second with 98.9 points, and Columbia University in New York was third with 98.4 points. The 4th and 5th places were taken by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, respectively. The prestigious Stanford University in the West ranked 6th (97.1), while Claremont McKenna College, Yale University, and Babson College ranked 8th, 9th, and 10th, respectively. Among the top 10, Missouri University of Science and Technology (MUST), a somewhat less familiar name, scored 96.9 points and ranked 7th.

There was also a survey observing salaries by major. According to Fox Business in the U.S., there was nearly a twofold difference in salaries between liberal arts and science majors. Among science majors, the highest salary was found in 'OR (Operation Research),' which was three times the salary of liberal arts majors.

On average, the highest salaries were concentrated in STEM majors?Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The major with the highest average salary was OR (Operation Research), with graduates earning an average of $112,097 (about 148 million KRW). OR is a discipline that comprehensively utilizes mathematical modeling, statistics, and computer science. It is applied in various fields such as production process optimization, management strategy formulation, and investment.

Graduates of the top 10 popular liberal arts bachelor's majors earned an average annual salary of over $40,000 (about 52.8 million KRW). Among these, business, nursing, and accounting majors recorded annual incomes exceeding $50,000. Psychology, media communication, and health majors earned incomes similar to the average, while education-related majors were found to receive the lowest salaries.

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