Is College A Good Choice For You?
A discussion of various topics relating to the value of an education. We look at both sides, the costs and the benefits to arrive at the final value.
Do we really know what students are getting out of college? There are lots of data from colleges and independent researchers on this subject. The more it is pored through the more the conclusion is one of ambiguity and indecision. The mixed views are becoming clearer, and a single voice is beginning to resonate among all the skeptics. There is something unified in the various judgements and opinions being cast: students are getting less out of college than they once were.
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The college degree choices all have a fixed price. Whether you are male or female you will pay the same amount to attend college. This question is not about the upfront cost of college rather the hidden cost once both sexes have started work as graduates. The gender pay gap is still going strong and the big question is: Why?
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It’s a business decision. That’s what you are faced with when you are considering studying at one of America’s colleges. They are huge money making institutions and what you are about to make is a major investment.
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A college degree has always been perceived as being valuable. Besides the prestige, it usually brings lower unemployment rates and higher wages. And many studies have been conducted like this one at the Washington Post, which states that “Going to college is worth it – even if you drop out”! They reinforce the notion that over one’s lifetime a college degree is worth dramatically more to the recipient, than not graduating college. But is it?
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Colleges sell. How good are they at it? Well, Forbes calculated the exact student population and cost of America’s top 100 colleges. Since they spell out exactly how much the colleges cost and what their student population was as of July 2013, from here we can calculate how much money each college receives.
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