The 34 US colleges with the highest-paid graduates, ranked

Former MIT students had the highest median earnings four years after graduation, according to Department of Education data. Marcio Silva/Getty Images College degrees can shape recent graduates' early-career outlooks. The US Department of Education measures median incomes of federal aid recipients after graduation. Graduates from MIT and Caltech had median earnings of over $150,000 four years after graduation. Tuition costs keep rising, recent graduates face an uncertain job market, and many...