Degrees From These Washington Colleges Earn The Highest Salaries

SEATTLE — Two Washington State colleges are featured on a new list that ranks 50 institutions in the United States that pay off the most for students.

Students who attend these universities earn the highest average salaries for how much they pay in tuition, according to the analysis conducted by CNBC. The publication’s list names 25 public and 25 private universities, and Washington holds the top two among public universities.

CNBC identified the net college costs for students that come from families that make between $48,001 and $75,000 using data from a non-profit education news organization. The net cost for each college was calculated after taking into account money students get from scholarships and grants.

CNBC then divided the net cost by the amount students are expected to earn once they graduate. (You can see CNBC’s full methodology here.)

The Washington colleges on the list are University of Washington campuses in Seattle and Bothell.

Here's what CNBC said of each:

The University of Washington, Seattle, is the flagship school of the University of Washington school system. The large public university offers more than 180 majors and is known for its computer science program.

• Average net cost (income $48,001-$75,000): $8,984
• Median salary for alumni with 0-5 years of experience: $59,900
• Median salary for alumni with 10+ years of experience: $111,800
• Salary average, early and mid career: $85,850

Also a member of the University of Washington school system, the University of Washington, Bothell, is a public university that offers roughly 55 degree programs and enrolls just 5,411 undergraduate students.

• Average net cost (income $48,001-$75,000): $8,767
• Median salary for alumni with 0-5 years of experience: $58,200
• Median salary for alumni with 10+ years of experience: $104,100
• Salary average, early and mid career: $81,150

Stanford University topped CNBC’s list. According to CNBC, the net cost for a student from a family earning between $48,001 and $75,000 is just over $4,000 each year. The net cost for a Stanford student is so low because of the university’s generous scholarship awards, CNBC writes.

Stanford graduates have average salaries of $143,100 once they’ve been in the workforce for more than 10 years, CNBC’s report says.

Read the full CNBC report here.

Patch National Editor Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this post