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Interesting way to rank schools. The top 10 are:

Dartmouth College Ivy League $58,200 $129,000 Harvard University Ivy League $60,000 $126,000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Engineering $71,100 $126,000 Harvey Mudd College Engineering $71,000 $125,000 Princeton University Ivy League $65,000 $124,000 Stanford University Engineering $67,500 $124,000 Colgate University Liberal Arts $51,900 $122,000 University of Notre Dame Private $55,300 $121,000 Yale University Ivy League $56,000 $120,000 University of Pennsylvania Ivy League $60,400 $118,000

http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp

Interesting that they're mostly Ivy League.  I know several people in technology and top secret clearance jobs who graduated from po-dunk schools who make six figures as well...but they also have military training.  Wonder what that says?

It's interesting to see if there can be some type of "personal satisfaction" measurement, as well.  I think the monetary compensation of college graduates is critical and vitally important.  At the same time, I think that a notion of personal satisfaction is essential to modern graduates.  I would also wonder if the election of the current President and his emphasis on volunteerism and community service would spawn students to choose between professions of vast income as well as choosing other paths that might not feature as great of a monetary compensation, but yield a high interest or return of some type of fulfillment or satisfaction.