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Data & Insights—Which colleges pay off?

For finance, Penn pays most

University of Pennsylvania finance and financial management services graduates earn $202k four years out, 2.3× the field's US median of $86k

$50k$100k$150k$200kMedian debtat graduation, US$University of Pennsylvania: $202kUniversity of Pennsylvania$202k$13kWashington University in St Louis: $186kWashington University in StLouis$186k$20kUniversity of Notre Dame: $160kUniversity of Notre Dame$160k$19kGeorgetown University: $153kGeorgetown University$153k$16kBoston College: $148kBoston College$148k$18kWake Forest University: $146kWake Forest University$146k$20kFordham University: $142kFordham University$142k$27kAmerican University: $134kAmerican University$134k$23k
Source · College Scorecard, US Department of Education
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College Scorecard, US Department of Education (retrieved 2026-09-22). Sample: 1,586 graduates followed across these 8 colleges, of 42,404 graduates of the field the Scorecard follows.

University of Pennsylvania: $202k

Washington University in St Louis: $186k

University of Notre Dame: $160k

American University, last of 8: $134k

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