Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 12:36     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
My DC graduated in 25 from a nescac - was an athlete so think that helped, but landed a great tech role in NYC. SLACs punch well above their weight with tech, especially athletes with data and econ backgrounds who can actually talk to adults
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 11:55     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Gatech, UIUC, Umich and other ( maybe overrated?) Tech titans didn't make the list.


"Data is for 2013-2024. Includes Private Institutions Only". Dude how did you miss this!?


They apparently got so excited finding a Top list for Tech/Engineering Georgia Tech wasn't on that they got too excited and got careless. Narrative they wanted didn't work out for them.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 10:04     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what is a Harvard "tech" alum? They barely have an engineering school. What is the Olin College of engineering?
Also useful to note that these figures (according to your link) are the amount of over the average a tech alum earns.
Though, as a (highly paid) STEM alum myself, I note that they don't really clarify by what they mean by "XXX tech alum" - is that the average? median?

So I don't really put too much stock in this. No association myself, but GATech esp strikes me as a totally good bargain that this "survey" would not cause me to change my view of at all. Def. ignoring Santa Clara University - I mean, in Silicon valley, $30k above the tech average would get you an outhouse to live in. No thanks.

They're a big deal in engineering.


Never heard of them. Interesting.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 07:45     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:Gatech, UIUC, Umich and other ( maybe overrated?) Tech titans didn't make the list.


"Data is for 2013-2024. Includes Private Institutions Only". Dude how did you miss this!?
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 01:15     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-u-s-colleges-for-high-paying-tech-jobs/

Harvard University $45K

Princeton University $43K

Stanford University $43K

California Institute of Technology $41K

Yale University $39K

Brown University $37K

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering $34K

University of Pennsylvania $32K

Duke University $32K

Carnegie Mellon $32k

Massachusetts Institute of Technology $32K

Amherst College $31K

Columbia University in the City of New York $31K

Cornell University $31K

Williams College $30K

Dartmouth College $30K

Harvey Mudd College $29K

Pomona College $28K

Santa Clara University $28K

University of San Francisco $27K

Gatech, UIUC, Umich and other ( maybe overrated?) Tech titans didn't make the list


The footnote on the graph says "includes private institutions only".

-state flagship graduate who learned how to rapidly scan and critically analyze information in college


Great catch!! OP what do you have to say for yourself? lol
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 01:10     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-u-s-colleges-for-high-paying-tech-jobs/

Harvard University $45K

Princeton University $43K

Stanford University $43K

California Institute of Technology $41K

Yale University $39K

Brown University $37K

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering $34K

University of Pennsylvania $32K

Duke University $32K

Carnegie Mellon $32k

Massachusetts Institute of Technology $32K

Amherst College $31K

Columbia University in the City of New York $31K

Cornell University $31K

Williams College $30K

Dartmouth College $30K

Harvey Mudd College $29K

Pomona College $28K

Santa Clara University $28K

University of San Francisco $27K

Gatech, UIUC, Umich and other ( maybe overrated?) Tech titans didn't make the list


The footnote on the graph says "includes private institutions only".

-state flagship graduate who learned how to rapidly scan and critically analyze information in college
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 19:46     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what is a Harvard "tech" alum? They barely have an engineering school. What is the Olin College of engineering?
Also useful to note that these figures (according to your link) are the amount of over the average a tech alum earns.
Though, as a (highly paid) STEM alum myself, I note that they don't really clarify by what they mean by "XXX tech alum" - is that the average? median?

So I don't really put too much stock in this. No association myself, but GATech esp strikes me as a totally good bargain that this "survey" would not cause me to change my view of at all. Def. ignoring Santa Clara University - I mean, in Silicon valley, $30k above the tech average would get you an outhouse to live in. No thanks.

They're a big deal in engineering.


But tiny, so it makes sense that a random dcum nobody wouldn't know about it. Odd that they don't know how to Google.

That seems to be a common issue on DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 12:05     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what is a Harvard "tech" alum? They barely have an engineering school. What is the Olin College of engineering?
Also useful to note that these figures (according to your link) are the amount of over the average a tech alum earns.
Though, as a (highly paid) STEM alum myself, I note that they don't really clarify by what they mean by "XXX tech alum" - is that the average? median?

So I don't really put too much stock in this. No association myself, but GATech esp strikes me as a totally good bargain that this "survey" would not cause me to change my view of at all. Def. ignoring Santa Clara University - I mean, in Silicon valley, $30k above the tech average would get you an outhouse to live in. No thanks.

They're a big deal in engineering.


But tiny, so it makes sense that a random dcum nobody wouldn't know about it. Odd that they don't know how to Google.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 12:00     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Basically, it's a list of "pay a sh*% ton of money if you want your kids to have a higher chance of getting a really high paid job.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 11:49     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
There are many, many highly paid tech jobs outside of engineering, like product management and sales.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 11:34     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:what is a Harvard "tech" alum? They barely have an engineering school. What is the Olin College of engineering?
Also useful to note that these figures (according to your link) are the amount of over the average a tech alum earns.
Though, as a (highly paid) STEM alum myself, I note that they don't really clarify by what they mean by "XXX tech alum" - is that the average? median?

So I don't really put too much stock in this. No association myself, but GATech esp strikes me as a totally good bargain that this "survey" would not cause me to change my view of at all. Def. ignoring Santa Clara University - I mean, in Silicon valley, $30k above the tech average would get you an outhouse to live in. No thanks.

They're a big deal in engineering.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 10:48     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"The data set is grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The metrics range from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary."

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

Of potential interest, RPI placed 2nd nationally by Career Outcomes in this analysis.


What's RPI?


Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Oldest technical university in the country.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 08:09     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Princeton Review is a very good source.

Publics

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=top-20-best-career-placement-public-schools

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-50-best-value-colleges-public-schools

Privates

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-20-best-career-placement-private-schools
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 08:00     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"The data set is grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The metrics range from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary."

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

Of potential interest, RPI placed 2nd nationally by Career Outcomes in this analysis.


What's RPI?
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 07:56     Subject: Best colleges for the highest paying tech jobs.
Anonymous wrote:"The data set is grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The metrics range from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary."

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

Of potential interest, RPI placed 2nd nationally by Career Outcomes in this analysis.