| Rank | School | Median Salary 3 years after graduation | Out of State Degree Cost | Median Salary 15 Years After Graduation |
Out-Of-State Degree Cost (Class of 1993) | Average Payback percentage |
| 1 | U. of Georgia | $44,100 | $54,742 | 86,000 | $14,450 | 338 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 49,700 | 47,213 | 96,100 | 18,297 | 315 |
| 3 | U. of Texas (Austin) | 49,700 | 49,876 | 93,900 | 18,360 | 306 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 58,300 | 59,896 | 106,000 | 24,684 | 263 |
| 5 | U. of Washington | 48,800 | 62,632 | 85,300 | 22,935 | 225 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 50,300 | 55,417 | 91,800 | 27,244 | 214 |
| 7 | U. of Illinois | 52,900 | 62,156 | 96,100 | 28,666 | 210 |
| 8 | Clemson | 48,400 | 55,152 | 86,000 | 27,334 | 201 |
| 9 | Purdue | 51,400 | 66,472 | 90,500 | 28,660 | 197 |
| 10 | U. of N.C. (Chapel Hill) | 42,900 | 61,880 | 81,500 | 26,245 | 190 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 44,900 | 63,462 | 83,700 | 29,121 | 179 |
| 12 | U. of Virginia | 52,700 | 82,757 | 103,000 | 35,614 | 176 |
| 13 | Indiana (Bloomington) | 46,300 | 66,536 | 84,000 | 30,046 | 175 |
| 14 | U. of California (Davis) | 52,300 | 77,972 | 99,600 | 36,674 | 169 |
| 15 | U. of Rhode Island | 43,900 | 64,160 | 85,300 | 31,980 | 168 |
| 16 | U. of Delaware | 45,900 | 62,338 | 84,500 | 33,154 | 164 |
| 17 | Penn State | 49,900 | 73,244 | 85,700 | 35,106 | 156 |
| 18 | U. Mass (Amherst) | 46,600 | 64,541 | 88,200 | 37,987 | 152 |
| 19 | Washington and Lee | 53,600 | 89,575 | 104,000 | 45,350 | 145 |
| 20 | Princeton | 66,500 | 111,840 | 131,000 | 64,150 | 132 |