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For students looking to save money on college tuition, public schools can be a great option.

As the following list indicates, students who attend public universities can go on to make quite a lot of money, too.

PayScale, the creator of the world's largest compensation database, recently looked at the starting and mid-career pay for over a million college grads — including professionals who graduated with a bachelor's from 963 colleges and universities.

For its College Salary Report, which was compiled using data from employees who successfully completed PayScale's employee survey, PayScale sorted the results by college major, degree, college, and type of school.

Here are the public colleges where students with a bachelor's degree go on to earn the most money 10-plus years into their career: 

Facebook/Texas A&M University

17. (tie) Texas A&M University

Early career median pay: $54,400

Mid-career median pay: $99,700

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 52% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 7,550

Facebook/NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology

17. (tie) New Jersey Institute of Technology

Early career median pay: $57,100

Mid-career median pay: $99,700

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 53% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 47,093

Massachusetts Maritime Academy/flickr

16. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Early career median pay: $58,900

Mid-career median pay: $100,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 50% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,401

Facebook/ucsb.engineering

13. (tie) University of California, Santa Barbara

Early career median pay: $50,400

Mid-career median pay: $101,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 52% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 20,238

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology/Facebook

13. (tie) South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Early career median pay: $63,000

Mid-career median pay: $101,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 64% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 2,471

Missouri University of Science and Technology/Facebook

13. (tie) Missouri University of Science and Technology

Early career median pay: $63,400

Mid-career median pay: $101,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 53% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,520

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Facebook

10. (tie) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Early career median pay: $58,100

Mid-career median pay: $102,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 48% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 32,959

Michigan Technological University/Facebook

10. (tie) Michigan Technological University

Early career median pay: $63,000

Mid-career median pay: $102,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 48% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 5,658

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)/Facebook

10. (tie) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Early career median pay: $59,300

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Mid-career median pay: $102,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 52% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 19,246

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8. (tie) Virginia Military Institute

Early career median pay: $54,100

Mid-career median pay: $108,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 46% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,700

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8. (tie) University of California, San Diego

Early career median pay: $54,400

Mid-career median pay: $108,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 61% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 24,810

UC Berkeley/Facebook

6. (tie) University of California, Berkeley

Early career median pay: $60,500

Mid-career median pay: $112,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 55% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 27,126

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6. (tie) Georgia Institute of Technology

Early career median pay: $65,300

Mid-career median pay: $112,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 48% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 14,682

Colorado School of Mines/Facebook

5. Colorado School of Mines

Early career median pay: $65,200

Mid-career median pay: $114,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 55% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 4,456

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4. United States Air Force Academy

Early career median pay: $68,800

Mid-career median pay: $124,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 63% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 3,952

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3. United States Naval Academy at Annapolis

Early career median pay: $72,900

Mid-career median pay: $125,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 65% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 4,511

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2. United States Military Academy at West Point

Early career median pay: $76,000

Mid-career median pay: $126,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 72% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 4,414

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SUNY Maritime College/Facebook

1. SUNY — Maritime College

Early career median pay: $69,700

Mid-career median pay: $144,000

Alumni who believe their work makes the world a better place: 47% 

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,641

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