Data & Insights — Which colleges pay off? November 7, 2026
For sports and fitness, Rice University pays most Rice University sports graduates earn $87k four years out, 57% more than the field's US median of $56k
$75k $80k $85k The axis starts at $75k, not zero: the figures are close and the dots show the differences Median debt at graduation, US$ Rice University: $87k Rice University $87k $10k Emory University: $87k Emory University $87k $20k University of Virginia: $81k University of Virginia $81k $23k University of Scranton: $80k University of Scranton $80k $27k Wake Forest University: $80k Wake Forest University $80k $23k University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: $79k University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $79k $19k Seton Hall University: $78k Seton Hall University $78k $25k Carroll University: $77k Carroll University $77k $27k
Source · College Scorecard, US Department of EducationAbout these figures College Scorecard, US Department of Education (retrieved 2026-09-22). Sample: 856 graduates followed across these 8 colleges, of 39,135 graduates of the field the Scorecard follows.
Rice University: $87k
Emory University: $87k
University of Virginia: $81k
Carroll University, last of 8: $77k
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