4. University of Pennsylvania
CWUR rank 14;
Payscale mid-range salary: $124,000
Notable alumni: Pridiyathorn Devakula, Governor of the Central Bank of Thailand; Robert Wolf, President and CEO, UBS Investment Bank Americas.
UPENN offers programs in 11 graduate divisions including Wharton, the business school–which tends to be the focal point of the school. Located in Philly, they also offer a JD/MBA and several other interdisciplinary options.
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