25 Public Colleges Whose Graduates Make The Most Money!

22) University of California-Santa Barbara

For graduates from University of California’s Santa Barbara campus, the median salary for alumni early in their career is $54,900, and it’s $118,800 for graduates who are in the middle of their career. This oceanside college has a total enrollment of 24,346 students, and it has three different colleges, including the College of Creative Studies. This college encourages students to pursue their own projects, and students work with faculty to create a study plans that’s unique for them. In Fall 2017, UC Santa Barbara had a 32.8% acceptance rate. The middle 25%-75% of accepted students had SAT scores of 1210-1450, and they had ACT scores of 28-33. The average GPA for accepted students was 3.96-4.25. The cost of tuition for California residents is $14,409, and it’s $42,423 for out-of-state residents.

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