The University of Pennsylvania is among the top colleges in the nation for high-paying careers in finance, tech, and consulting, writes Alyssa Lukpat for The Wall Street Journal.

Penn ranked in fourth place among the private colleges where graduates earn higher pay than the median graduate in finance.

The university alumni who go into finance average $162,609 a year in salary in the first 10 years after graduation, which is $60,778 more than is earned by the median college graduate in the field.

Out of the list of private colleges where graduates earn higher pay than the median graduate in the technology industry, Penn came in eighth place.

The average annual pay for a Penn graduate in the tech field is $154,571, which is $32,479 higher than the median pay.

Finally, among the private colleges with graduates who earn higher pay than the median graduate in management consulting, Penn was in seventh place.

Penn graduates make an average of $135,970 annually. That is $37,474 above what is earned by the median college graduate for the sector.

Read more about the University of Pennsylvania in The Wall Street Journal.

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