In terms of pay, it may not matter whether you went to a prestigious, top-tier school, middle tier or a local state university. Your pay may be little different from that of your peers.

In a new study, researchers looked at STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) salaries 10 years after graduation. It compared the salaries of more than 7,000 people and found little difference in wages for STEM graduates. But students who left with liberal arts degree, for instance, from a top school did earn more than students from a lesser school.

“We don’t know why we see this difference” in the impact of school ranking on STEM salaries as opposed to some other majors, said Mark H. Showalter, a professor of economics at Brigham Young University, in an interview. He is one of three researchers on the study.

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