Wednesday, July 13, 2011

ROI: Something I Really Don't Want to Think About

Today my mom sent this along from PayScale. It's interesting, although if my college ranked lower on the list than it did, I would probably use a different descriptor, such as "horrifying."

They've calculated the return on the investment (or ROI) of an undergraduate degree from a host of different schools. The top 100 or so are pretty much what you'd expect - all good schools that are quite well known. That engineering and business schools rank highly wasn't a shock either. What did surprise me was that the Ivies are scattered throughout the list rather than all at the top. You always hear that the connections made at Ivy League schools are worth their weight in gold, but it seems other schools aren't doing too badly in that department. The highlights: CalTech grads typically hit the jackpot later in life, while Shaw University grads? Not so much. You can find your alma mater on the full list, here: http://www.payscale.com/education/average-cost-for-college-ROI

Here's hoping we all get a decent return on the now-pretty-much-mandatory college investment!

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