3. Columbia University
CWUR rank: 6;
Payscale mid-range salary: $109,000
Notable alumni: Nancy McKinstry, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer; Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
At number 3 on our list of Ivy League colleges for graduate degrees, located in Manhattan, this school offers 16 potential graduate programs through its schools such as School of International and Public Affairs, The Medical School, The School of the Arts, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and the Business School.