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Top State Universities by Salary Potential
Posted on 8/1/08 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 8/1/08 at 12:03 pm
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Personally, I like what I'm seeing.
Comments:
1. Michigan is a lot lower than I expected. They are usually competitive with UVA and Berkeley for the #1,2,and 3 spots for top public universities.
2. Colorado a lot higher than I expected. Who woulda thought those stoners would amount to anything?
3. I wonder how private universities fare relative to these schools.
Personally, I like what I'm seeing.
Comments:
1. Michigan is a lot lower than I expected. They are usually competitive with UVA and Berkeley for the #1,2,and 3 spots for top public universities.
2. Colorado a lot higher than I expected. Who woulda thought those stoners would amount to anything?
3. I wonder how private universities fare relative to these schools.
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Posted on 8/1/08 at 12:08 pm to TulaneUVA
I am very surprised LSU ranked as highly as it did (#27 by my count).
quote:
Louisiana State University (LSU) $46,900 $87,800
Posted on 8/1/08 at 12:24 pm to hen
given the geology and petroleum related fields, I kinda figured it might be a little higher. But still very nice nonetheless
Posted on 8/1/08 at 12:37 pm to Pilot Tiger
And you notice that ULL is on the list, but Tech and ULM are no where to be found...
Posted on 8/1/08 at 12:48 pm to TulaneUVA
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Top State Universities by Salary Potential
I suspect, as a whole, the cost of living in California and its inherently higher salaries would need to be factored in some how .. I think it's skewing the results in CA's favor.
Posted on 8/1/08 at 12:58 pm to Fat Man
I cant believe UNC is that low.
Posted on 8/1/08 at 1:02 pm to TulaneUVA
All I can figure is that LSU's numbers are skewed by the number of professional athletes that we spin off.
Posted on 8/1/08 at 1:05 pm to Fat Man
quote:True. And a couple of the bottom schools were from South Dakota and similar states, where cost of living and salaries are low. I agree it should be adjusted -- there's no way UC-San Luis Obispo is a top five university.
I suspect, as a whole, the cost of living in California and its inherently higher salaries would need to be factored in some how
Posted on 8/1/08 at 1:18 pm to Cold Cous Cous
some of the lsu potential has shot up recently with all of the kids getting out of the LSUCIA program. alot of them make some serious bank after school
Posted on 8/1/08 at 1:38 pm to Colonel Hapablap
quote:
All I can figure is that LSU's numbers are skewed by the number of professional athletes that we spin off.
Shaq and Jamarcus raise the average by at least $20,000.
Posted on 8/1/08 at 3:31 pm to hen
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Shaq and Jamarcus and Dorsey raise the average by at least $20,000.
Fixed it for ya
Posted on 8/1/08 at 4:03 pm to Fat Man
quote:
I suspect, as a whole, the cost of living in California and its inherently higher salaries would need to be factored in some how .. I think it's skewing the results in CA's favor.
Statistics and Damned Statistics. The whole poll is a sham for the very reason you listed. And its weighted towards areas with strong economic growth. Of course you could argue it was the educated workforce that brought growth.
Posted on 8/2/08 at 10:17 am to canuk47
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some of the lsu potential has shot up recently with all of the kids getting out of the LSUCIA program. alot of them make some serious bank after school
And all the graduates going to work in Houston/Dallas/Austin
Pretty much everyone I graduated with in ISDS that moved to Houston started off making 55-65K at Shell, Chevron, Schlumberger, E&Y, and Protiviti.
Posted on 8/2/08 at 1:54 pm to TulaneUVA
Mich is where I expected. The surprise to me is San Jose State being that high. I know it's in Silicon Valley but it's not an exclusive school regarding admissions.
Posted on 8/2/08 at 4:24 pm to Cold Cous Cous
quote:Right.
True. And a couple of the bottom schools were from South Dakota and similar states, where cost of living and salaries are low. I agree it should be adjusted -- there's no way UC-San Luis Obispo is a top five university.
Cost of living(COL) in Baton Rouge is 51% of COL in SanFrancisco. LINK. So take those California numbers, cut them in roughly half, and then compare to LSU.
Another example: BR COL is 85% that of Denver, CO LINK
LSU @ $46,900 vs UC Berkley @ $59,900 with COL figured in . . . 59,900 X 0.51 = 30,549 or 65% of LSU's $46.9K.
Posted on 8/2/08 at 4:41 pm to NC_Tigah
we can obviously infer from this "study" then that LSU >>> Berkeley 
Posted on 8/2/08 at 4:49 pm to TulaneTigerFan
quote:
we can obviously infer from this "study" then that LSU >>> Berkeley
Most of us already knew that.
Posted on 8/2/08 at 5:02 pm to TulaneTigerFan
quote:or, on the other hand without COL correction, that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is >> than Tulane.
we can obviously infer from this "study" then that LSU >>> Berkeley
Actually it all depends of what the meaning of your ">>>" is. Doesn't it?
If the meaning of ">>>" is that an LSU grad is more likely to be able to afford a house, car and groceries in BR than a UC grad in Berkley then, yes, LSU > Berkley.
If you're intimating comparisons of LSU vs UC-Berkley in terms of US News ranking prestige, then Berkley trumps both LSU and Tulane.
Posted on 8/2/08 at 5:15 pm to NC_Tigah
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If the meaning of ">>>" is that an LSU grad is more likely to be able to afford a house, car and groceries in BR than a UC grad in Berkley then, yes, LSU > Berkley.
of course, the cost of living in baton rouge is extremely low compared to the cost of living in the bay area. another thing to consider is that they only polled people with undergraduate degrees.
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If you're intimating comparisons of LSU vs UC-Berkley in terms of US News ranking prestige, then Berkley trumps both LSU and Tulane.
in every ranking or prestige measurement Berkeley is > than Tulane and LSU. it is easily one of the best universities in the country. Berkeley has world class programs in engineering, computer science, business, hell just about everything
Posted on 8/2/08 at 5:30 pm to TulaneTigerFan
quote:Yes and that's likely where a private school (i.e., Tulane) would make up ground. Just guessing, but suspect a higher percentage of private students move on to graduate programs . . . and proportionately better incomes.
another thing to consider is that they only polled people with undergraduate degrees.
This post was edited on 8/2/08 at 5:31 pm
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