Academic salaries at American universities.
Academic salaries at American universities.
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Poll: Prestigious Colleges Won’t Make You Happier In Life Or Work
Poll: Prestigious Colleges Won’t Make You Happier In Life Or Work:
A Gallup survey suggests the factors that should be guiding decisions on selecting a college are not selectivity or prestige, but cost of attendance, great teaching and deep learning — in that order.
No one cares where you went to college. Even [future] you.
“College debt also has a big impact, on the negative side. Only 2 percent of those with $20,000 to $40,000 in undergraduate loans reported they were “thriving.” That’s pretty troubling, since $29,400 is the national average for the 7 in 10 students who borrow. ”
More High School Grads Decide College Isn’t Worth It
More High School Grads Decide College Isn’t Worth It:
As colleges put themselves deeper in debt on the assumption of increasing enrollment (and increase tuition accordingly), enrollment begins to drop. Put a pin in it, here’s where the pressure increases on the higher ed bubble and the pop begins.
Universities are soon to get an education on just how much the market can bear.