Best Colleges on the East Coast

Best Colleges on the East Coast, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Region: Atlantic coastal states. Included states / district: CT DE FL GA ME MD MA NH NJ NY NC RI SC VA. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. “Best” on this page means highest reported earnings, not an overall quality score. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 411 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 2Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts85%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 mi 3Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts17%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 4Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 5Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 6Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 7Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 8Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 9Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 10Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 11Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 12Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 13Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 14Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 15Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 16Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 17SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 18Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 19Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 20Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 21Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts———$93k—1,8022 mi 22Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia91%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 23Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 24Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut29%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 25College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts18%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 26Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island65%1265$41k$90k80%3,19410 mi 27Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York77%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 28Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut33%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 29Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 30Union CollegeSchenectady, New York44%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 31Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 32Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island51%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 33University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 34Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York79%1270$27k$86k64%2,7441 mi 35Fordham UniversityBronx, New York59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 36Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York14%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 37Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 38New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 39Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 40Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida65%1257$41k$84k67%7,8604 mi 41Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut72%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 42Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 43Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 44University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 45Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 46Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts91%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 47Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland75%1290$31k$83k79%3,8696 mi 48New York UniversityNew York, New York9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 49Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 50Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 51Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 52Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 53Barnard CollegeNew York, New York9%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 54Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 55Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 56Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 57University of RochesterRochester, New York40%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 58Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York14%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 59Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 60Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York57%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 61Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York82%1187$24k$78k70%3,1624 mi 62Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts66%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 63Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 64Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 65Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts41%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 66Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 67George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 68University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia22%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 69Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York69%1254$34k$76k75%3,40998 mi 70CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 71Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts70%—$38k$76k70%3,91615 mi 72Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York66%1219$31k$75k67%5,2766 mi 73University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 74Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut65%—$46k$75k73%7,0874 mi 75Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut37%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 76Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts83%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 77Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 78Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 79Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 80Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 81Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 82Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York88%1243$28k$74k65%1,6511 mi 83University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 84University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 85University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 86Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut16%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 87Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, New York87%1217$29k$74k56%2,9512 mi 88William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 89Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire78%1201$35k$73k80%2,08734 mi 90The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 91Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts83%1192$27k$73k64%2,60352 mi 92Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island68%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 93University of DelawareNewark, Delaware71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 94AdventHealth UniversityOrlando, Florida——$30k$72k39%1,36133 mi 95University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 96Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina23%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.