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Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - Exfactor - 05-24-2016
I usually don't follow these list. But I noticed the Big 3 made it to the "10 Great Colleges For Adults Returning To School."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/05/23/10-great-colleges-for-adults-returning-to-school
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - bjcheung77 - 05-24-2016
Exfactor Wrote:I usually don't follow these list. But I noticed the Big 3 made it to the "10 Great Colleges For Adults Returning To School."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/05/23/10-great-colleges-for-adults-returning-to-school
That's interesting, all 3 made the list. They're showing along side the Ivy League Schools (MIT/Harvard).
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - soliloquy - 05-24-2016
[quote=bjcheung77]That's interesting, all 3 made the list. They're showing along side the Ivy League Schools (MIT/Harvard).[/QUOTE
Forbes discovers what we already knew....
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Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - Nixi - 05-24-2016
"University of Maryland University College"
Funny name
It's also funny that American Public University is listed as a "non-profit", when it's a for-profit university.
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - bjcheung77 - 06-04-2016
Just comparing the info on Forbes, the Average Starting Salary ranges, but very close for some.
Look at the enrollment numbers and Location, almost everyone of them are on the Eastern Coast
The Big 3 and APUS caught my eye for their Part-Time Student Enrollment numbers.
And I was looking at the MIT P/T student number list, for such an Ivy League school, only 36? Really?
1. Excelsior College
Location: Albany, New York
Type: Private, Non-Profit
Part-Time Students: 38,426 (100%)
Average Starting Salary (2013-'14): $50,000
Best Majors: Liberal Arts, Engineering, Health
2. Charter Oak State College
Location: New Britain, Connecticut
Type: Public
Part-Time Students: 1,543 (80%)
Average Starting Salary: $37,000
Best Majors: Liberal Arts/Sciences
3. University of Maryland - University College
Location: Adelphi, Maryland
Type: Public
Part-Time Students: N/A
Average Starting Salary: $45,000
Best Majors: Multiple
4. Thomas Edison State University
Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Type: Public
Part-Time Students: 19,989 (99.2%)
Average Starting Salary: $38,000
Best Majors: Health, Social sciences, Multi-disciplinary.
5. Bellevue University
Location: Bellevue, Nebraska
Type: Private Non-Profit
Part-Time Students: 814 (13%)
Average Starting Salary: $43,000
Best Majors: Business
6. Regis University
Location: Denver, Colorado
Type: Private Non-Profit
Part-Time Students: 2,508 (50%)
Average Starting Salary: $49,000
Best Majors: Accounting, Computer Information, Nursing.
7. Harvard University
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type: Private Non-Profit
Part-Time Students: 3,138 (30.3%)
Average Starting Salary: $48,000
Best Majors: Liberal Arts/Sciences. general Studies
8. American Public University System
Location: Charles Town, West Virginia
Type: Private Non-Profit
Part-Time Students: 43,921 (93.4%)
Average Starting Salary: $43,000
Best Majors: Business, Computers, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Liberal Arts.
9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type: Private Non-Profit
Part-Time Students: 36 (0.8%)
Average Starting Salary: $67,000
Best Majors: N/A
10. Trident University International
Location: Cypress, California
Type: Private Non-Profit
Part-Time Students: 1,559 (45%)
Average Starting Salary: $48,000
Best Majors: Business, Health Sciences
Comments/Feedback on the info provided?
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - jsd - 06-04-2016
The average starting salary out of Harvard is Average Starting Salary: $48,000??
How is it that low
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - dfrecore - 06-04-2016
jsd Wrote:The average starting salary out of Harvard is Average Starting Salary: $48,000??
How is it that low
It's not "low", but it's not high - and the ROI is terrible! If I'm paying that much for school ($200k for 4 years), I'd certainly want to make more than someone coming out of a lesser known school who's paying a fraction of the cost for their degree.
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - Life Long Learning - 06-04-2016
I like the way you talk!:hurray:
dfrecore Wrote:It's not "low", but it's not high - and the ROI is terrible! If I'm paying that much for school ($200k for 4 years), I'd certainly want to make more than someone coming out of a lesser known school who's paying a fraction of the cost for their degree.
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - Life Long Learning - 06-04-2016
The LEFT Coast is not very progressive in Education.:willynilly:
bjcheung77 Wrote:Just comparing the info on Forbes, the Average Starting Salary ranges, but very close for some.
Look at the enrollment numbers and Location, almost everyone of them are on the Eastern Coast
Comments/Feedback on the info provided?
Big 3 mentioned on Forbes - Life Long Learning - 06-04-2016
Excelsior College does not get much love here, but they came out #1
Average Starting Salary (2013-'14): $50,000
I guess 160,000 gradates can't be wrong.hilarious