Anonymous
04/06/2016 22:39
Subject: Business These 20 Public Colleges Are the Most Likely to Pay Off Financially
Of course colleges in higher cost of living areas will have higher salaries for their graduates.
Anonymous
04/06/2016 12:04
Subject: Business These 20 Public Colleges Are the Most Likely to Pay Off Financially
That's great -- just thought it was important (for others) to add that qualifier.
Anonymous
04/06/2016 11:50
Subject: Business These 20 Public Colleges Are the Most Likely to Pay Off Financially
Well, for Virginia, I am .
Anonymous
04/06/2016 10:58
Subject: Business These 20 Public Colleges Are the Most Likely to Pay Off Financially
Assumes you're paying in-state tuition.
Anonymous
04/06/2016 10:38
Subject: Business These 20 Public Colleges Are the Most Likely to Pay Off Financially
"To help students identify the public colleges that really do help freshmen graduate and go on to earn high salaries, MONEY screened through PayScale’s just-released return-on-investment data.
Our analysis of the public colleges where at least 80% of freshmen graduate within six years, and at least half finish in four years, holds some surprises. A few states dominate the list, for example. Five of the public schools with the best returns on investment are in California, four in Virginia, and two in New Jersey."
School 4-year graduation rate PayScale.com 20-year ROI*
University of California-Berkeley 72% $806,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 76% $667,000
University of California-San Diego 57% $643,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) 61% $633,000
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 69% $619,000
University of Virginia 87% $612,000
SUNY-Binghamton University 68% $604,000
University of Texas 52% $571,000
University of Maryland-College Park 67% $560,000
Rutgers University 59% $558,000
University of California-Los Angeles 72% $555,000
James Madison University 65% $544,000
University of Washington 61% $540,000
The College of New Jersey 73% $516,000
University of California-Davis 53% $514,000
The College of William and Mary 83% $514,000
University of Connecticut 67% $497,000
Clemson University 61% $492,000
University of California-Irvine 68% $492,000
Our analysis of the public colleges where at least 80% of freshmen graduate within six years, and at least half finish in four years, holds some surprises. A few states dominate the list, for example. Five of the public schools with the best returns on investment are in California, four in Virginia, and two in New Jersey."
School 4-year graduation rate PayScale.com 20-year ROI*
University of California-Berkeley 72% $806,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 76% $667,000
University of California-San Diego 57% $643,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) 61% $633,000
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 69% $619,000
University of Virginia 87% $612,000
SUNY-Binghamton University 68% $604,000
University of Texas 52% $571,000
University of Maryland-College Park 67% $560,000
Rutgers University 59% $558,000
University of California-Los Angeles 72% $555,000
James Madison University 65% $544,000
University of Washington 61% $540,000
The College of New Jersey 73% $516,000
University of California-Davis 53% $514,000
The College of William and Mary 83% $514,000
University of Connecticut 67% $497,000
Clemson University 61% $492,000
University of California-Irvine 68% $492,000