Yesterday became the latest media outlet to report the good news about ߲ݴý’s #2 ranking for “value-added” with respect to mid-career earnings. ߲ݴý ranked ahead of MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and many other four-year schools, on the first list assessing a broad array of colleges on economic outcomes for graduates.
from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program — titled Beyond College Rankings, a Value-Added Approach to Assessing Two- and Four-Year Schools — used a blend of government and private data sources, including LinkedIn and PayScale. It factored in seven quality metrics: curriculum value, percent graduating in a STEM field, alumni skills, graduation rate, retention rate, aid per student, and instructional staff.
Read for the summary of the report and the list of the “10 universities that will increase your career earnings the most.”
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