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10. Carnegie Mellon University

Forbes’s rank: 27

Pay scale rank: 12 (early career pay – $68,200; mid-career pay 125,000$)

Carnegie Mellon University was established in 1900 as the Carnegie Technical Schools. It changed its name in the mid-1960s after merging with Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. Carnegie is a home to the first degree-granting drama program whose list of notable alumni includes Emmy, Tony, Grammy, Golden Globe laureates and Academy Award Winners. Currently, one of the most famous ex-students is John Wells, director of August: Osage County. Among CMU’s alumni, you will also find Nobel Laureates, innovators, famous artists – John Nash, Java creator James Gosling, Andy Warhol. CMU is known for its efforts in environmental preservation and computer science program, which was one of the first in the country.

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