If you want to make a lot of money, don’t bother applying to Harvard, Yale or MIT. Go to Washington & Lee University. According to College Salary Report, the liberal arts university in Lexington ranked fourth in the country by average “mid career” income of $133,500. Remarkably, only 17% of its graduates have STEM degrees, far lower than most other top-earning institutions.
Five other Virginia universities made the list of the Top 100:
21. Virginia Military Institute
Mid-career salary: $116,000
71. University of Virginia
Mid-career salary: $101,400
88. Virginia Tech
Mid-career salary: $98,600
95. University of Richmond
Mid-career salary: $97,600
97. William & Mary
Mid-career salary: $97,300
— JAB
