This study has been making the rounds the past few days. Reason has some good info here:
reason.com
You can look at the data here:
freopp.wpengine.com
I’m curious as to the methodology.
For example, Southern Miss & MSU both are listed in that spreadsheet as offering Masters in Teacher Education but Southern Miss has a significantly better and net positive ROI than does MSU (we’re talking a well over $100K difference).
My initial thinking is that Southern Miss grads travel more and get paid what they’re worth and MSU grads stay home and are underpaid.
(For those wondering, I chose that major and subject area since my grad degree from Southern Miss is in that general field. And of course, YMMV.)
![reason.com](https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2024/05/dreamstime_xxl_32533865-scaled.jpg)
Nearly half of all masters degrees aren't worth getting
According to new research, 23 percent of bachelor's degree programs and 43 percent of master's degree programs have a negative ROI.
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You can look at the data here:
![freopp.wpengine.com](https://freopp.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/undergraduate.jpg)
ROI Graduate - FREOPP
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I’m curious as to the methodology.
For example, Southern Miss & MSU both are listed in that spreadsheet as offering Masters in Teacher Education but Southern Miss has a significantly better and net positive ROI than does MSU (we’re talking a well over $100K difference).
My initial thinking is that Southern Miss grads travel more and get paid what they’re worth and MSU grads stay home and are underpaid.
(For those wondering, I chose that major and subject area since my grad degree from Southern Miss is in that general field. And of course, YMMV.)