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Why are Northern Kids Flocking to Southern Universities?
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Anonymous
About what? I haven’t made any claims. PP made some claims. Back that sht up. |
Anonymous
PP posted an article. Post your own to counter the claim rather than trying to dismiss one you don’t like just because the methodology isn’t perfect. |
Anonymous
Cited in the article, Storage Cafe |
Anonymous
This whole debate stems from the poster (was that you?) saying kids move back north after graduating and who had no data to back up that assertion. Several of us have posted data indicating the opposite, that kids are indeed moving south, both after graduation and as part of a larger trend of migration to the south for tax and freedom reasons. Feel free if you disagree to provide some actual data. |
Anonymous
The new data just came out and Baldwin County (on the Alabama Gulf Coast) is the sixth fastest growing area of the country. Huntsville is in the top 20 as well. |
Anonymous
UGA is basically free for Georgia students with high stats. My family members who lived in Atlanta didn't even really consider anywhere other than Georgia or Georgia Tech -- why spend $250k on something you can get for $60k? |
Anonymous
Are you people really this delusional? All of the top fastest growing areas in the US are in the South and West. That's because that's where the jobs are. If you don't want to live in New York City, the northeast is dying. The state with the largest job growth % in the Northeast is New York, at 2.9% which is 12th on the list with Nevada #1 at 5.1% and Texas & Florida tied for #2 at 4.6%. FWIW, Maryland is #50 at 0.7% and DC is only slightly better at 1.7% and that was before the Trump job cuts really had an impact. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/job-growth-by-state#title From the Axios article: What's next: Alumni of these schools are likely to stay in the South for work after graduating, as the population in cities such as Raleigh, Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta and Austin have been growing faster than the country overall. About half of graduates work in the same metro area as their college, and two-thirds work in the same state, per 2024 research from the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. "Suddenly you're living there and raising the next generation of kids," Selingo said. |
Anonymous
You realize this applies to schools in the Northeast, as well. In fact, if this is national data, job growth statistics by state would tell us that students are disproportionately more likely to stay in the South. That's where the job growth is. |
Anonymous
The article doesn’t back up their claim. Put up or shut up. |
Anonymous
“Storage Cafe”? LOL. That isn’t data. That’s click bait fluff. |
Anonymous
Says who, you? Are you also denying the census numbers that show movement to the south? |
Anonymous
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Who is the moron who refuses to believe any link that's been provided? Someone certainly is anxious and insecure that young people - to include college students and young professionals - are indeed heading south.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/raleigh-austin-atlanta-early-work-life-cities-fd430a95?msockid=2932ca7c507d66ae3b59c5a751806746 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/young-wealthy-professionals-are-moving-to-these-states/458144 https://blog.naiop.org/2025/02/the-great-american-shuffle-where-people-are-moving/ |
Anonymous
The claim was made by the poster who said graduates move back north. You’re asking for evidence from the side that never made that argument. Cute attempt at diversion but not persuasive. |
Anonymous
lol you have multiple people trying to explain this to you. It really isn’t hard. Sorry if you don’t understand or you just can’t accept that you’re wrong. |
Anonymous
No, that wasn’t me. I am merely asking the PP who claimed that the south has the highest growth of college grads. None of the “data” posted so far has supported that claim. |