I’m from a NESCAC family. I was expected to be 6th generation at Bowdoin. Since my aunt couldn’t go to Bowdoin she went to Jackson, the women’s college that was part of Tufts. I remember growing up these schools were referred to as Small Ivies. The top graduates go on to the same jobs and grad schools as Ivy Leaguers.
coach Martin is great!
New ROI data from Georgetown study - in WaPo today. Chico's comments above are relevant here too - this is clearly an average for each school meaning returns by degree are not analyzed.
The Dept. of Education recently published the most detailed data I have seen on earnings by major at each institution, as well as debt levels at graduation, etc. This info still ought to come with some caveats. For example, the salary numbers are for the first year after graduation, so I assume a lot of the Chemistry, Biology, etc. majors were in medical school. Graduates who were still in school weren't included in the "average" calculation, but it seems to me that most kids who get, e.g., a Neurobiology degree likely expect to go to medical or grad school (maybe some are working for a couple of years first?). Even so, these are some of the best data I have seen on this subject.
I am also going to put this info in a new topic, since I don't know many folks will find it under the heading "Bates." But I wanted to add it here, since those of us on this thread have had a good exchange about college majors, earnings, etc.
Info: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/2...-graduates-earn.html
Dept of Ed College Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
