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re: Forbes America's Best Colleges
Posted on 9/8/21 at 11:40 am to TN Dawg2
Posted on 9/8/21 at 11:40 am to TN Dawg2
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If only there were other factors like regional differences in per capita income and cost of living that played into these numbers, these statistics wouldn't be so conclusive.
Yes, you are correct that there are major regional differences in cost of living. But to list just the SEC, only the Southern region is listed.
Outside of a few expensive cities like Austin and Miami, there isn't that big of a difference in the cost of living within the SEC footprint. Sure, Mississippi is probably going to have the lowest cost of living.... but once you get a few miles outside the Atlanta perimeter, there's probably not much of a difference in cost of living between Georgia and Mississippi.
Every major southern metro has expensive areas as well as affordable suburbs. The only real difference is Austin and Miami which have a much higher cost of living even further out, away from the ritziest neighborhoods.
This post was edited on 9/8/21 at 11:42 am
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Posted on 9/8/21 at 11:54 am to BHMKyle
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Yes, you are correct that there are major regional differences in cost of living. But to list just the SEC, only the Southern region is listed
That's just for starters.
Is the salary scale adjusted for the gender make-up of the universities?
For instance UTe is 51% women, aTm is 53% male.
Males tend to choose majors that are higher paying than women (engineering, law, medical). Once in the workforce, males don't take time off for pregnancy and other issues that resort in higher earning potential.
Also, admission standards play in. Vanderbilt has a higher admissions standard than say South Carolina, so it wouldn't be all that surprising if their graduates went on to achieve at higher levels post graduation.
That's why lists and rankings like these are largely worthless.
A female that graduates with a major in 18th century Lesbian Literature Studies from Vandy won't earn the same as a male that graduates as a neurosurgeon from Mississippi State.
Posted on 9/8/21 at 12:05 pm to BHMKyle
If this is all about wages, that definitely explains why every UC school is in the top 50
Posted on 9/8/21 at 3:37 pm to BHMKyle
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But to list just the SEC, only the Southern region is listed.
The cost of living in different parts of the southern region can be wildly different
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