ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where

Re:ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where by optforfon on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @09:47AM (#11628280)

So does this mean that the mediocre and expensive private colleges end up paying off a lot more than state schools? (the "I" being higher and therefor the "R" being higher too)

That's deeply unsettling...

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Re:ROI on a college degree depends what you study, not where by mywittyname on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @04:03PM (#11631282)

This was the takeaway that I had too. I'm surprised to see your comment is not at the top of this thread.

If a more exclusive college (x-axis) is proportionally more expensive, then this graph suggests that everyone, regardless of field, is better off going to a more expensive college. Getting a 12% annualized return on a $100k private bachelors is better than getting the same return on a $30k public university education.

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