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Elite university math and CS grads earn over $250K, but AI's impact looms

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Graduates from specific majors at elite universities are achieving significantly higher median incomes, with mathematics at Duke University and computer science/electrical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University reporting earnings well over $250,000 annually. These high salaries reflect strong employer demand for technical expertise, particularly in fields undergoing rapid technological change. However, these figures represent a small cohort of students and are based on data from earlier graduating classes, predating recent shifts in the job market influenced by AI and a tougher entry-level landscape. AI

IMPACT High-earning technical fields face potential disruption and changing job market dynamics due to AI advancements.

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Elite university math and CS grads earn over $250K, but AI's impact looms

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Preston Fore ·

    Inside the college majors at elite universities where graduates earn more than $250,000—over 4 times their peers

    Carnegie Mellon had six programs whose graduates earned more than $150,000 annually—the most of any university on the list.

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