The 19 European universities where graduates earn the most

Not just Oxford and Cambridge

Lianna Brinded
Monday 22 August 2016 17:07 BST
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Switzerland, France, and Britain have the most universities in top 19 ranking of where graduates earn the most in Europe.

That is according to Emolument.com's table of European colleges with the highest earning graduates.

The group analysed the salaries and bonuses of 5,622 graduates with a Bachelor or Masters degree from a European university and who has had 5-10 years' professional experience, in order see the median salary for graduates from each higher education institution.

There are some surprising results. For example, there is one UK university that produces graduates that earn just the same on average as those from the esteemed Oxford and Cambridge.

Check out the top 19 below. Each slide shows the median pay for graduates at that university.


19. Maastricht University, Netherlands -- £74,000


18. Imperial College London & Tanaka Business School, UK -- £75,000


17. Ecole Centrale Paris, France -- £81,000


T=14. Oxford University & Said Business School, UK -- £82,000

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T=14. Cambridge University & Judge Business School, UK -- £82,000

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T=14. Bristol University, UK -- £82,000

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13. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands -- £83,000


12. Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, France -- £83,000


11. ESCP Europe, France -- £84,000


10. London School of Economics, UK --£85,000


9. ESLSCA Business School, France -- £86,000


8. Ecole Polytechnique, France -- £88,000


7. MINES ParisTech, France -- £91,000


6. HEC Paris, France -- £97,000


5. London Business School, UK -- £102,000


4. Zurich University of Applied Science, Switzerland -- £127,000


3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland -- £135,000


2. University of Zurich, Switzerland -- £140,000


1. University of St. Gallen, Switzerland -- £160,000

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