How much grads earn after attending Americas most expensive colleges

How much grads earn after attending America's most expensive colleges How much grads earn after attending America's most expensive colleges College continues to get more expensive, especially at the top end of the scale, and it’s worth looking at the return on investment for that enormous cost.It turns out that many of the most expensive educations available in the US  offer modest returns in terms of post-graduation salaries.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Using  data from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard, we found the average annual cost of attendance and median earnings for employed students 10 years after matriculation for four-year, primarily baccalaureate-granting institutions with at least 500 undergraduate students enrolled.Here are the top 20 most expensive schools in the US, according to that measure, ranked by median earnings 10 years after first attendance:Bard CollegeLocation:  Annandale-On-Hudson, NYAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,72416th  most expensive collegeMedian ea rnings 10 years after entry:  $39,700Oberlin CollegeLocation:  Oberlin, OHAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,87014th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $40,800Sarah Lawrence CollegeLocation:  Bronxville, NYAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,64218th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $43,000Occidental CollegeLocation:  Los Angeles, CAAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,0469th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $50,600Southern Methodist UniversityLocation:  Dallas, TXAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,88913th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $60,700Haverford CollegeLocation:  Haverford, PAAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,64817th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $60,700New York UniversityLocation:  New York, NYAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,6377th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $61,90 0Amherst CollegeLocation:  Amherst, MAAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,57219th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $65,000University of ChicagoLocation:  Chicago, ILAverage annual cost of attendance:  $70,1001st  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $68,100Drexel UniversityLocation:  Philadelphia, PAAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,8215th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $68,800Northwestern UniversityLocation:  Evanston, ILAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,8874th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $69,000Washington University in St. LouisLocation:  St. Louis, MOAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,7516th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $70,100University of Southern CaliforniaLocation:  Los Angeles, CAAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,0648th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $74,000Dartmouth Co llegeLocation:  Hanover, NHAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,04410th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $75,500Yale UniversityLocation:  New Haven, CTAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,44520th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $83,200Columbia UniversityLocation:  New York, NYAverage annual cost of attendance:  $69,0213rd  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $83,300Duke UniversityLocation:  Durham, NCAverage annual cost of attendance:  $67,00511th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $84,400University of PennsylvaniaLocation:  Philadelphia, PAAverage annual cost of attendance:  $66,80015th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $85,900Harvey Mudd CollegeLocation:  Claremont, CAAverage annual cost of attendance:  $69,3552nd  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $88,800Georgetown UniversityLocation:  Washington, DCAverage ann ual cost of attendance:  $66,97112th  most expensive collegeMedian earnings 10 years after entry:  $93,500This article first appeared on Business Insider.You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people