CNBC Ranks NC State as 1 of Top-15 Colleges with Biggest Pay Off in Big Cities

CNBC recently made a list of the Top-15 schools with the biggest pay off located in big cities, and NC State was one of them. Earlier this summer, they ranked 22nd on their list of Top-50 colleges with the biggest pay off.

Here’s a list of the Top-15 colleges with the biggest pay off in big cities.

Baruch College (New York)
Columbia University (New York)
Duke University (Durham)
Georgia Tech (Atlanta)
NC State (Raleigh)
Rice University (Houston)
The Cooper Union (New York)
University of Chicago (Chicago)
University of California, Irvine (Irvine)
University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
University of California, Riverside (Riverside)
University of California, San Diego (San Diego)
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
University of Washington (Seattle)
Vanderbilt (Nashville, TN)

NC State

NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a public university that enrolls roughly 35,479 students. The public university is known for its veterinary medicine program.

Location: Raleigh, NC
Census population estimate: 469,298
CNBC Make It ranking: 22, public schools

Average net cost (income $48,001-$75,000): $13,244
Median salary for alumni with 0-5 years of experience: $55,800
Median salary for alumni with 10+ years of experience: $104,700
Salary average, early and mid career: $80,250 (CNBC)