3rd best college in Illinois
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These kinds of studies are often littered with bad data, bias in who chooses to report data and questions of accuracy in reporting. Differing majors and career choices, geographies and graduate school choices will significantly impact the numbers.
It does illustrate, however, that having a large percentage of engineers tends to raise your early career earnings, but that effect may not last to mid career. What that tells you about the quality of the students is less clear.
It does illustrate, however, that having a large percentage of engineers tends to raise your early career earnings, but that effect may not last to mid career. What that tells you about the quality of the students is less clear.
Meh. I don't think salary data is wrong on this one. The bias would go all ways. Pretty sure they have more engineers making more money, which makes sense.
Illinois has more engineers than NU has students. And they are top 5 in that.
Mid career flattened out at 102K.
Did you miss that?
Illinois has more engineers than NU has students. And they are top 5 in that.
Mid career flattened out at 102K.
Did you miss that?
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I'm also a patent attorney. Any attorney who says "I can't argue" isn't a very good attorney.
Separately, anyone with a degree from the University of Chicago or Northwestern, or perhaps even Illinois (with a little extra effort) can achieve whatever they want and be greatly aided by their credential.
Eh, these types of "studies" are misleading due to issues w/ reporting and not taking into account major factors like areas of study.
Northwestern has a big % of students studying education, music, theater, journalism and other relatively low paying fields.
Northwestern has a big % of students studying education, music, theater, journalism and other relatively low paying fields.