5. Yale University
CWUR rank 10;
Payscale mid-range salary: $102,000
Notable alumni: Laszlo Bock – Vice President, People Operations, Google; Jane Mendillo – CEO and President, Harvard Management Company.
Yale has routes to master’s and PhDs through its Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and 12 professional schools. Located in New Haven, CT–Yale offers the amenities of a small city, while being quite near both Boston and New York.
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