{"id":5013,"date":"2016-09-21T11:34:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T18:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about-hmc\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2016-09-21T11:34:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T18:34:25","slug":"harvey-mudd-ranks-third-mid-career-earning-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2016\/09\/21\/harvey-mudd-ranks-third-mid-career-earning-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Mudd Ranks Third for Mid-career Earning Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvey Mudd College alumni earn the third highest mid-career salaries of all U.S. college and university graduates, according to PayScale\u2019s 2016\u20132017 College Salary Report.<\/a><\/p>\n

PayScale\u2019s survey is based on mid-career salaries of alumni who pursued careers with a bachelor\u2019s degree as their final degree. \u201cMid-career\u201d is defined as 10 or more years of experience in a field.<\/p>\n

Harvey Mudd ranked No. 3 overall with a median mid-career salary of $131,000, tying with Princeton University. Over the past four years, Harvey Mudd has held the No. 1 spot three times and the No. 2 spot once. The PayScale College Salary Report also includes college graduates\u2019 early career earnings, defining \u201cearly career\u201d as five years of experience in a field. This year, Harvey Mudd had the highest median early career salaries of all colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHarvey Mudd\u2019s curriculum was developed not to help graduates earn high salaries but to prepare them to become problem-solvers able to address the world\u2019s challenges,\u201d said Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Thyra Briggs. \u201cWe provide a rigorous math and science education in a broader liberal arts context, which gives our students skills and knowledge to solve demanding technical problems as well as communicate clearly and work in teams. This combination of traits may distinguish our students from other high-level math and science graduates and make them attractive to employers and graduate schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

In PayScale\u2019s 2016 College ROI Report<\/a>, a separate report published each spring,Harvey Mudd ranked No. 3 for overall college return on investment, tying with SUNY – Maritime College. Prior to 2016, Harvey Mudd held the No. 1 spot in PayScale\u2019s College ROI Report for four years straight, from 2012 to 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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