Best Graduate Schools by Salary Potential

According to PayScale.com

Rank	School Name	School Type	Early Career Salary	Mid-Career Salary	% High Meaning
1	Harvard Law School	Private School, Law School	$130,000	$201,000	66%
2	Emory University School of Law	Private School, Law School	$72,600	$200,600	55%
3	Santa Clara University School of Law	Private School, Law School	$76,900	$197,700	46%
4	Stanford University - Graduate School of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University	$132,100	$184,600	62%
5	University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) - College of Law	Public School, Law School, Offline Only	$88,600	$182,900	49%
6	Pepperdine University School of Law	Private School, Law School, Offline Only	$74,700	$181,600	55%
7	Harvard Business School	Private School, Business School, Research University	$103,800	$181,100	66%
8	Georgetown University Law Center	Private School, Law School	$80,300	$180,800	48%
9	University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School	Private School, Business School, Research University	$124,000	$180,300	53%
10	Columbia University Law School	Private School, Law School	$153,700	$177,100	57%
11	University of Southern California Law Center and Law Library	Public School, Law School	$80,300	$173,700	55%
12	University of California Berkeley - Haas School of Business	Public School, Business School, Research University	$127,300	$172,000	52%
13	Columbia Business School	Private School, Business School, Research University	$101,000	$168,100	57%
14	Fordham University School of Law	Private School, Law School	$77,800	$167,200	49%
15	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management	Private School, Business School, Research University	$122,400	$163,900	58%
16	University of California at Berkeley School of Law	Public School, Law School	$81,200	$163,400	52%
17	University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management	Public School, Business School, Research University	$103,900	$161,600	49%
18	University of Texas at Austin School of Law	Public School, Law School	$77,300	$154,900	50%
19	Temple University School of Law	Public School, Law School	$67,600	$154,500	55%
19	Cornell University - Johnson Graduate School of Management (JGSM)	Private School, Business School, Research University	$107,100	$154,500	52%
19	University of Virginia (UVA) - Darden School of Business	Public School, Business School, Research University	$124,400	$154,500	51%
22	Boston University School of Law	Private School, Law School	$73,000	$154,200	46%
23	George Washington University Law School	Private School, Law School	$73,100	$154,100	54%
24	University of Washington (UW) School of Law	Public School, Law School	$77,500	$152,700	58%
25	New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University	$94,000	$152,400	51%
26	University of Minnesota Law School	Public School, Law School	$66,100	$150,700	56%
27	University of Chicago - Booth School of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University, Offline Only	$120,800	$150,500	56%
28	Duke University - Fuqua School of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University	$98,800	$150,200	62%
29	Hofstra University School of Law	Private School, Law School	$56,800	$149,700	47%
30	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD Program)	Private School, Research University	$102,700	$147,800	58%
31	University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University	$86,200	$144,600	55%
32	University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University, Offline Only	$98,500	$144,500	48%
33	Yale University - School of Management	Private School, Business School, Research University	$122,500	$144,300	65%
34	University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business	Public School, Business School, Research University	$103,300	$144,100	52%
35	Carnegie Mellon University (PhD Program)	Private School, Research University	$105,300	$142,900	53%
36	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Private School, Law School	$68,700	$142,600	50%
36	Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business	Private School, Business School, Offline Only	$90,800	$142,600	46%
38	Washington University - Olin Business School	Private School, Business School, Research University	$74,600	$142,400	54%
39	University of Texas (UT) - Austin McCombs School of Business	Public School, Business School, Research University	$104,400	$142,200	50%
40	Emory University - Goizueta Business School	Private School, Business School, Research University	$82,300	$141,800	55%
41	Georgetown University McDonough - School of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University	$89,600	$140,900	48%
42	Johns Hopkins University (PhD Program)	Private School, Research University	$92,200	$140,800	63%
43	Stanford University (PhD Program)	Private School, Research University	$105,700	$140,600	62%
43	Brooklyn Law School	Private School, Law School, Offline Only	$74,500	$140,600	N/A
45	Pace University - Lubin School of Business	Private School, Business School, Research University	$55,900	$140,100	37%
46	Iona College - Hagan School of Business	Private School, Business School	$56,400	$139,400	38%
47	American University Washington College of Law	Private School, Law School	$62,800	$139,100	53%
47	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) - Kenan-Flagler Business School	Public School, Business School, Research University	$94,400	$139,100	53%
49	Pace University Law School	Private School, Law School	$59,700	$138,700	37%
50	University of Washington (UW) - Foster School of Business	Public School, Business School, Research University	$82,000	$138,500	58%