Regardless of restriction to science and engineering, Caltech comes out on top for median starting salaries and second for mid-career: http://www.payscale.com/b

Regardless of restriction to science and engineering, Caltech comes out on top for median starting salaries and second for mid-career: http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-gradua... Maybe financial industry salaries would change these rankings if they considered averages rather than medians, but a reasonable number of Caltech grads end up on Wall Street as well.