without controlling for the cost of living, this is pretty meaningless
or by major -- I'm sure medical and law schools have a big impact on later in life earnings. Especially since it's based on salary and not wealth, stock options etc are probably not counted.
Yeah, looking at those starting salaries Vs Cost of Living, Rice actually looks much more impressive than the Ivy's
Most poeple will look at which ones are the biggest.
Everyone should take note the fact that Education is the at the bottom in both starting and median salary.