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Best Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Median Earnings
What graduates earn says something about the school behind the program. Below, we've ranked all 14 Big Ten Conference men's Basketball programs by median earnings — what graduates of the underlying school report earning ten years after enrollment.
The average median earnings across Big Ten Conference men's Basketball programs is $71,652, with an average graduation rate of 83%.
Use this ranking to see which programs sit at schools with stronger earning outcomes, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
14
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$71,652
Avg. Grad Rate
83%
Avg. Net Price
$19,293
Top programs
Showing 14 of 14 programs.
Rank
Program
Earnings (10YR)
Grad Rate
Net Price
1
1. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Median Earnings
$89,363
Graduation Rate
96%
Net Price
$27,143
2
2. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Median Earnings
$83,648
Graduation Rate
94%
Net Price
$14,832
3
3. University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
Median Earnings
$82,860
Graduation Rate
84%
Net Price
$15,590
4
4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Median Earnings
$81,054
Graduation Rate
87%
Net Price
$15,201
5
5. Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
Median Earnings
$74,479
Graduation Rate
84%
Net Price
$23,519
6
6. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Median Earnings
$73,792
Graduation Rate
89%
Net Price
$16,928
7
7. Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Median Earnings
$72,424
Graduation Rate
78%
Net Price
$13,945
8
8. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Median Earnings
$69,020
Graduation Rate
83%
Net Price
$17,139
9
9. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Median Earnings
$67,253
Graduation Rate
83%
Net Price
$20,751
10
10. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Median Earnings
$64,762
Graduation Rate
72%
Net Price
$21,398
11
11. Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Median Earnings
$63,742
Graduation Rate
81%
Net Price
$15,342
12
12. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Median Earnings
$63,435
Graduation Rate
85%
Net Price
$32,598
13
13. Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Median Earnings
$60,409
Graduation Rate
81%
Net Price
$18,292
14
14. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Median Earnings
$56,887
Graduation Rate
67%
Net Price
$17,424
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