Best Colleges: Low Debt, High Earnings
Schools where graduates carry low debt but earn strong salaries, the best return on investment.
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS
Hackensack, NJ · Public
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Troy, OH · Private
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, NM · Public
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY · Public
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX · Public
De Anza College
Cupertino, CA · Public
Great Oaks Career Campuses
Cincinnati, OH · Public
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
Technical College of the Rockies
Delta, CO · Public
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA · Public
Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL · Public
Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, OH · Public
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools
Monroe, OH · Public
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River, NJ · Public
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
Cascadia College
Bothell, WA · Public
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA · Private
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District
Chillicothe, OH · Public
Brown University
Providence, RI · Private
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX · Public
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA · Public
Pratt Community College
Pratt, KS · Public
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA · Public
Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
West Nyack, NY · Public
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · Private
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private
How this list is built
Schools where median debt < $25k and 10-year earnings > $45k, ranked by earnings-to-debt ratio. For-profit schools are not included, and each list shows at most 30 schools.
Median debt: College Scorecard. Earnings: College Scorecard.
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